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JOURNAL  HISTORY 


OF  THE 


TWENTY-NINTH  OHIO 

VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS, 

1861-1865, 
ITS  VICTORIES  AND  ITS  REVERSES. 


And  the  campaigns  and  battles  of  Winchester,  Port  Re 
public,  Cedar  Mountain,  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg, 
Lookout  Mountain,  Atlanta,  The  March  to  the 
Sea,  and  the  campaign  of  the  Carolinas,  in 
which  it  bore  an  honorable  part. 


BY 


j.  HAMP  SECHEVERELL, 
J  I-       . 

(LATE  COMPANY  B,)  , 


CLEVELAND  f 
1883. 


aq 


COMRADES  AND  FRIENDS: 

On  the  twentieth  anniversary  of  the  organization  of 
the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  Ohio  Veteran  volunteer  in 
fantry,  Comrade  J.  H.  SeCheverell  was  instructed  to  pre 
pare  a  history  of  the  same,  and  the  undersigned  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  supervise  its  publication. 
Comrade  SeCheverell,  after  months  of  perplexing  labor, 
completed  the  manuscript  which  was  examined  by  us  in 
Cleveland,  July  19,  1882.  It  was  then  decided  to  issue 
fifty  proof  copies  of  the  work  to  be  put  into  the  hands 
of  members  of  the  regiment  for  such  additions  or  correc 
tions  as  should  be  found  necessary.  This  was  done,  and 
after  the  return  of  the  proofs  and  the  incorporation  of 
whatever  corrections  they  contained,  Comrade  SeChev 
erell  visited  Akron,  and  spent  several  days  with  Colonel 
Schoonover,  to  whom  was  intrusted  the  corrections 
for  that  vicinity,  and  it  is  with  no  small  degree  of  satis 
faction  that  we  now  present  the  work  to  the  comrades 
and  friends  of  the  regiment  with  our  hearty  endorse 
ment,  believing  it  as  complete  and  perfect  as  it  is  possible 
to  make  it. 

DAVID  W.  THOMAS, 

THOMAS  W.  NASH, 


THADDEUS  E.  HOYT, 
ERWIN  F.  MASON, 
CHAUNCEY  H.  COON, 
CLEVELAND,  OHIO,  February  i,  1883. 


M134604 


>  Committee. 


AUTHOR'S  PREFACE. 

In  the  following  pages  no  attempt  at  literary  gush  is 
made,  the  design  being  simply  to  preserve  from  oblivion 
the  record  of  the  valiant  deeds  of  this,  the  bravest  of  the 
brave  regiments  from  the  Buckeye  State,  that  in  the  dim, 
distant  future,  when  each  comrade  shall  have  answered 
to  his  last  earthly  roll-call  and  gone  to  the  "  grand 
review  "  with  the  many  whose  bones  now  repose  in  that 
far  away  country  of  the  orange  and  the  magnolia,  those 
left  behind  may  not  forget  the  sacrifices  made,  and  the 
untold  dangers  endured  for  that  flag,  the  beautiful,  starry 
emblem  of  a  now  united  people,  whose  supremacy  pre 
served  for  them  the  blessings  of  this  great  country,  the 
best  beneath  the  ethereal  vault  of  heaven. 

The  data  from  which  the  journal  portion  of  the  volume 
is  composed  was  obtained  from  members  of  the  regi 
ment,  who  certify  to  its  correctness.  Colonel  Jonas 
Schoonover  furnished,  from  Atlanta  to  Washington. 

The  reader  will  mark  the  entire  absence  of  personal 
laudation  so  common  in  works  of  this  class,  and  the 
crowding  of  a  few  favored  ones  to  the  front  to  the  exclu 
sion  of  the  hundreds  of  equally  brave  and  meritorious 
men  in  perhaps  lowly  positions.  That  the  fortunes  of 


10  PREFACE. 

war  brought  many  forward  with  flattering  prominence  is 
most  true,  and  that  thousands  who  wore  the  simple 
blouse  of  blue  and  carried  the  musket  were  possessed  of 
merit  as  great  is  also  true.  To  have  been  a  member  of 
the  Twenty-ninth  Regiment  Ohio  Veteran  Volunteers  is 
glory  enough  for  a  lifetime.  If  you  did  your  duty,  it  is 
well ;  if  you  failed,  printers'  ink  will  not  make  a  hero  of 
you.  Then  let  each  be  content  with  the  happy  assur 
ance  that  he  did  what  he  could  for  the  flag. 

The  writer  would  acknowledge  in  an  especial  manner 
his  obligations  to  L.  D.  Drum,  adjutant-general  of  the 
United  States  army,  for  the  very  complete  casualty  list  at 
the  close  of  the  volume  ;  also,  to  Samuel  B.  Smith,  adju 
tant-general  of  Ohio,  Hon.  E.  B.  Taylor,  Colonel 
Edward  Hayes,  Jonas  Schoonover,  Captain  R.  H.  Bald 
win,  George  W.  Holloway ;  the  members  of  the  very 
efficient  revisory  committee,  Captains  D.  W.  Thomas,  T. 
W.  Nash,  Lieutenant  T.  E.  Hoyt,  Sergeant  E.  F.  Mason, 
and  C.  H.  Coon ;  the  Ashtabula  Sentinel,  Jefferson 
Gazette,  and  the  Akron  Daily  News,  for  numerous 
courtesies  extended  to  him,  during  the  preparation  of 
this  work;  and  to  each  comrade  and  friend  who  has  aided 
him  in  his  labors,  to  name  all  of  whom  would  require 
many  pages.  He  has  conscientiously  endeavored  to 
make  the  volume  free  from  errors.  If  he  has  succeeded 
it  will  be  the  first  of  its  kind.  However,  such  as  it  is,  it 
is  presented  to  the  regiment  and  its  friends  with  the 
belief  that  it  contains  much  of  value. 

JEFFERSON,  OHIO,  February  i,  1883. 


INTRODUCTION. 

The  author  of  this  volume  has  honored  me  with  an 
invitation  to  write  an  "Introduction."  A  book  without 
a  preface  would  be  an  anomaly:  in  other  words,  out  of 
harmony  with  established  usage;  not  strictly  important, 
but  answering  much  the  same  purpose  as  the  "whereas'3 
preceding  the  resolutions  of  the  convention. 

I  have  not  been  permitted  to  read  the  author's  manu 
script,  yet  I  do  not  hesitate  to  assure  the  reader  that  as 
he  peruses  the  pages  of  the  book  he  will  find  much  to 
entertain  and  profit.  To  the  veteran  who  enlisted  and 
fought  in  the  historic  "Twenty-ninth  Ohio  Veteran 
volunteer  infantry"  it  will  be  read  with  especial  interest. 
The  eye  will  moisten,  and  the  heart  swell  with  mingled 
emotions  as  he  is  reminded  again  of  the  varying  scenes 
of  the  camp,  the  march,  and  the  battle.  Others,  too 
young  to  remember  anything  of  the  war,  but  who  have 
heard  the  stories  of  the  conflict  from  their  fathers,  will 
read  this  historic  sketch  of  the  old  regiment  with  the 
greatest  avidity. 

We  well  remember  the  author  as  "Hamp,"  the  drum 
mer  boy  of  Company  B,  his  boyish  look,  with  his  neatly- 
fitting  suit  of  blue,  and  the  tenor  drum  suspended  from 
his  neck,  while  with  nimble  fingers  he  plied  the  ebony 
sticks  in  beating  the  tattoo,  reveille,  or  the  "long  roll." 

He  has  done  a  real  and  invaluable  service  to  his  com 
rades  in  gathering  up  and  condensing  in  neat  and  durable 


12  INTRODUCTION. 

form  so  many  interesting  facts  relating  to  the  work  of  a 
noble  regiment.  So  much,  at  least,  is  saved  from 
oblivion. 

In  writing  the  history  of  any  war  only  a  mere  outline 
can  be  thought  of.  Anything  like  a  full  and  detailed 
account  of  what  happened  is  out  of  the  question. 
Neither  time  nor  space  would  permit. 

The  multiplied  thousands  who  carried  their  muskets 
and  knapsacks  on  foot  all  over  "  Dixie,"  and  who  really 
did  the  hard  work  of  the  conflict,  must  be  massed  in 
history  even  as  in  war  they  were  massed  against  the  foe. 
Their  individual  deeds  of  daring  and  suffering  were  not 
a  whit  behind  those  of  the  great  Wellingtons,  Washing- 
tons,  and  Grants.  The  latter  were  in  positions  to  glide 
easily  into  history,  and  have  their  heroic  deeds  emblaz 
oned  and  read  in  the  books  of  every  nation.  The 
former  may  have  loved  their  country  as  well  and  fought 
as  bravely  for  her  honor,  and  yet  die  in  obscurity,  "to 
fortune  and  to  fame  unknown." 

Dr.  SeCheverell  has  doubtless  done  his  best  under  the 
circumstances  to  do  justice  to  the  name  of  every  member 
of  the  old  Twenty-ninth.  It  was  known  as  the  Giddings' 
regiment,  in  honor  of  the  Hon.  Joshua  R.  Giddings,  for 
twenty  consecutive  years  a  member  oi  the  lower  house 
of  Congress. 

Perhaps  no  man  during  his  time  did  more  than  Mr. 
Giddings  to  create  public  opinion  in  favor  of  the  freedom 
of  the  slave.  The  regiment  was  raised  almost  entirely 
within^the  bounds  of  his  old  district,  and  it  was  fitting 
that  it  should  bear  his  name.  But  I  remember  that 
when  recruiting  it  a  frequent  objection  to  enlistment  was 
that  should  any  member  of  the  regiment  be  so  unfortu 
nate  as  to  be  taken  prisoner  by  the  "  Rebs,"  he  would 
be  forthwith  shot,  hung,  or  burnt  at  the  stake,  particu- 


INTRODUCTION.  13 

larly  on  Giddings'  account,  and  that  the  name  would  be 
so  odious  in  the  South,  and  would  so  advertise  the  regi 
ment  that  every  member  would  be  especially  hunted 
down  and  exterminated. 

I  think  "Hamp"  has  failed  utterly  to  ascertain  that 
any  prisoner  from  the  Twenty-ninth  was  thus  punished, 
although  many  of  the  boys  were  often  in  rebel  hands. 

I  have  ever  considered  myself  fortunate  and  honored 
in  having  been  associated  with  such  a  regiment. 

I  was  duly  appointed  and  commissioned  as  the  first 
chaplain,  holding  the  position  one  year,  resigning  at  the 
expiration  of  that  time,  and  receiving  an  honorable  dis 
charge  from  the  service. 

Of  the  officers  of  the  regiment  much  might  be  said. 
Nobody  who  ever  knew  Colonel  Buckley  will  ever  forget 
him.  A  brave  man,  a  great  admirer  of  order  and  dis 
cipline,  faultlessly  neat  and  tidy,  a  confirmed  dyspeptic ; 
yet  the  most  ticklish  and  fun  provoking  humor  often 
cropped  out  in  his  conversation  and  intercourse  with 
men.  One  morning,  away  down  between  Bull  Run  and 
Fredericksburg,  when  the  tired  and  jaded  men  were  in 
line  for  the  day's  march,  the  Colonel  was  in  his  saddle 
with  his  toes  daintily  touching  the  stirrups,  his  pale,  clean 
shaven  face  shaded  by  the  visor  of  his  blue  cap,  from 
beneath  which  his  practiced  eye  swept  the  whole  regi 
ment  at  a  glance,  while  his  well-polished  sword,  firmly 
gripped,  stood  perpendicular,  resting  against  the  shoul 
der  ;  with  a  stentorian  voice  he  published  the  following 
order  :  u  Men  of  the  Twenty-ninth,  let  there  be  no 
straggling  on  the  march  to-day.  But  if  any  of  you  do 
straggle  take  Twenty-ninth  off  from  your  caps  and  put 
on  One  Hundred  and  Tenth  Pennsylvania." 

The  joke  on  the  One   Hundred  and  Tenth  Pennsyl 
vania  was  fully  appreciated  and  immensely  enjoyed  (a 


14  INTRODUCTION. 

regiment  noted  for  straggling).  With  roars  of  laughter 
the  boys  shouldered  their  muskets  and  knapsacks  for 
another  hard  day's  march  through  the  pine  barrens. 

Lieutenant-colonel  Clark  is  remembered  as  a  staunch 
advocate  of  temperance,  whose  interests  were  ever  for 
the  men. 

Major  Clemmer,  as  a  genial,  bluff  soldier,  whose  songs 
often  enlivened  the  dreariness  of  the  camp  or  bivouac; 
and  Quartermaster  Gibbs,  as  a  man  of  prompt  execution, 
who  expected  equal  promptness  from  others.  Many 
anecdotes  and  incidents  of  them  could  be  narrated 
by  the  page,  but  I  remember  that  the  introduction 
to  the  volume  is  not  the  place  for  sketches  of  this  kind; 
and  I  fear  that  I  have  already  introduced  much  that  does 
not  strictly  belong  to  this  part  of  the  book.  I  beg  par 
don  for  any  seeming  trespass  in  this  direction. 

This  introduction,  written  in  the  midst  of  other  press 
ing  duties,  with  frequent  interruptions,  now  most  affec 
tionately  inscribes  this  volume  to  every  member  of  the 
Twenty-ninth  regiment  of  Ohio  Veteran  volunteer  in 
fantry;  to  their  wives  and  their  children. 

I  am  happy  to  enjoy  this  privilege  of  saying  a  few 
words  in  Dr.  SeCheverelPs  book  to  my  old  comrades. 
My  prayer  is  that  God  will  bless  every  surviving  member 
of  the  regiment,  with  their  families,  also  the  widows  and 
orphans  of  deceased  members,  and  that  when  the  battle 
of  life  is  over,  we  may  wear  the  victor's  crown  in  heaven. 

R.  H.  HURLBURT,  M.D.,  D.D., 
Late  Chaplain  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  O.  V.  V.  I. 

MARION,  IOWA,  July  18,  1882. 


CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

The  South   Preparing  for  War— The   Fall  of  Sumter— The  Grand 
Rally  to  the  Support  of  the  Flag — Formation  of  the  Regiment       17 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  Departure   from   Camp   Giddings — At   the    Front — Death  of 
Lander— Advance  up  the  Valley — Winchester    .  .  -34 

CHAPTER   III. 

The  Battle  of  Winchester — "  btonewall"  Jackson  Whipped — Con 
gratulatory  Orders  and  Dispatches  .  .  .  -39 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Pursuit  of  Jackson — The  "Long  "  March — Fredericksburg  to  Front 
Royal — March  to  Waynesboro      .  .  .  .  .42 

CHAPTER  V. 
Battle  of  Port  Republic — The  Twenty-ninth  nearly  Annihilated         46 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Cedar  Mountain — Battle  at  that  Point — Severe  Loss  of  Life — For 
ward  to  Alexandria  .  .  .  .  .  51 

CHAPTER  VII. 

Return  to  the  Front — Monocacy  Bridge— Frederick  City — Recruits 
—Dumfries  .  .  .  .  .  .  58 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

Battle  of    Chancellorsville — March    to    Leesburg — Littletown  and 
Gettysburg  .  .  .  .  .  .  .64 

CHAPTER     IX. 
Battle  of  Gettysburg — Official  Report  of  General  Meade  .     69 

CHAPTER  X. 

Move   to   Washington — Embark  for   New   York — Return — Trans-, 
ferred  to  the  Western  Army  .  .  .  .  -75 


1 6  CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER    XL 

Spring  Campaign  of  1864 — Murfreesboro — ''Corporal"   Greene — 
The    "Mule   Brigade" — Congratulatory  .  .  .80 

CHAPTER  XII. 

Lookout  Mountain — The  Fight — Complimentary  Reports — Re-en 
listment       .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .84 

CHAPTER    XIII. 

Shelmound— Wauhatchie  Valley— Ringgold— Battle  of  Dug  Gap- 
On  the  Move  .  .  .  .  .  .  .89 

CHAPTER  XIV. 
Battle  of  Resaca — In  pursuit  of  the  Fleeing  "Chivalry  "(?)  .     94 

CHAPTER  XV. 
Pumpkin  Vine  Creek — Slight  Unpleasantness — Personal      .  .  98 

CHAPTER  XVI. 
Advance  to  Pine  Knob — The  Fight — A  Forward  Movement  .   104 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

Battle  of    Gulp's   Farm    or    Kennesaw  mountain — The   Glorious 
Fourth — Advance  to  the  Chattachoochie  .  .  .109 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Battle  of  Peach  Tree  Creek — Some  of  the   ' '  Boys  "   visit   Ander- 
sonville        .  .  .  .  .  .  .116 

CHAPTER  XIX. 
Siege  of  Atlanta — The  Capitulation  ....   120 

CHAPTER  XX. 
With  Sherman  to  the  Sea — Colonel  Schoonover's   Journal  .   127 

CHAPTER  XXL 

The  Campaign   of  the  Carolinas — Washington — Grand   Review — 
Northward,  "Good  Bye"  and  "Home  Again|"  .  .  142 


General  Review       ...  ....  155 


Official  Roster  .......   159 


Casualties       .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  234 


TWENTY-NINTH  O.  V.  V.  I. 


CHAPTER  I. 

The  South  Preparing  for   War— The    Fall   of   Sumter— The   Grand 
Rally  to  the  Support  of  the  Flag — Formation  of  the  Regiment. 

President  Lincoln,  in  his  inaugural  address  of  March 
4,  1 86 1,  said:  "1  have  no  purpose,  directly  or  indirectly, 
to  interfere  with  the  institution  of  slavery  in  the  States 
where  it  exists.  I  believe  that  I  have  no  lawful  right, 
and  I  have  no  inclination  to  do  so."  The  South  had 
apparently  decided  otherwise,  and  continued  the  prep 
arations  for  secession,  begun  under  the  administration 
of,  and  so  ably  seconded  by  that  old  imbecile,  James  Bu 
chanan. 

The  outlook  became  so  fraught  with  danger  to  the 
Union,  that  on  April  yth  a  naval  expedition  sailed  from 
New  York  to  the  relief  of  Fort  Sumter.  Its  arrival  off 
Charleston  harbor  was  followed  by  a  furious  bombard 
ment  of  the  fort  by  the  rebel  batteries  of  General  Beau- 
regard.  The  capitulation  on  April  i3th,  of  the  little 
handful  of  gallant  men  who  so  bravely  defended  their 
country's  flag,  was  followed  by  an  outburst  of  patriotic 
indignation  perhaps  never  before  witnessed  in  the  his 
tory  of  the  world.  In  an  incredibly  short  space  of 
time  the  President's  call  for  seventy-five  thousand  men 

17 


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-NINTH  OHIO 


was   filled  by  citizens  eagerly   marching  to  the  defense 
of  the  National  capital. 

The  rebels  meanwhile  were  busily  engaged  in  appro 
priating  or  destroying  the  available  arms  and  munitions 
of  war  belonging  to  the  Government.  At  Bull  Run,  a 
few  miles  from  Washington,  General  Beauregard  massed 
his  rebel  horde,  and  here,  on  July  2ist,  General  McDow 
ell  gratified  the  insane  "On  to  Richmond"  cry,  by  giving 
them  battle.  The  result  was  the  complete  overthrow  of 
the  Union  army,  which  retreated  in  the  wildest  disorder 
to  Washington.  This  event  cast  a  deep  gloom  over 
the  entire  North  (barring  the  copperhead  element). 
More  than  twice  the  time  allowed  by  the  knowing(?) 
ones  to  crush  the  Rebellion  (sixty  days)  had  elapsed, 
and  yet  it  was  growing  stronger  every  day.  The  North 
was  not  yet  awake  to  the  magnitude  or"  the  work  it  had 
undertaken.  The  first  patriotic  outburst  was  on  the 
wane;  the  sympathy  of  England  and  the  encouragement 
given  to  the  rebels  by  the  "copperheads"  in  the  North, 
gave  a  prestige  to  the  Southern  cause  which,  to  many, 
bespoke  the  final  success  of  treason.  In  this  dark  hour 
of  our  country's  peril,  that  brave  old  hero,  Joshua  R. 
Giddings,  with  B.  F.  Wade,  E.  B.  Woodbury,  and  other 
well  known  associates,  feeling  that  they  had  been  disap 
pointed  in  the  acts  of  another  regiment,  made  up  in 
part  of  soldiers  recruited  in  this  district,  obtained  per 
mission  to  organize  regiment  number  Twenty-nine,  which 
should  be  made  up  as  far  as  possible,  of  those  in  polit 
ical  sympathy  with  the  projectors.  The  report  of  the 
soldiers  already  returned  from  the  three  months'  service, 
and  who  were  generally  ready  to  go  again,  seemed  to  in 
dicate  who  they  wished  for  commanders.  Major  Lewis 
P.  Buckley,  of  Akron,  educated  at  West  Point,  was  gen 
erally  desired  as  colonel,  and  Thomas  Clark,  of  Cleve- 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  19 

land,  formerly  a  cadet  at  Norwich  university,  Vermont, 
was  for  the  same  reason  selected  to  commence  the  work. 
He  was  accordingly  appointed  major,  on  the  i3th  of 
August.  Two  days  later  he  was  mustered  into  service, 
and  ordered  to  report  at  once  to  Jefferson,  select  a  suit 
able  location,  and  organize  a  camp.  On  the  iyth  he 
arrived  at  Jefferson,  and  a  couple  of  days  were  spent  in 
examining  fields  offered;  at  last  the  grounds  of  the 
County  Agricultural  Society  were  selected.  A  part  of 
company  A  reported  on  the  i9th,  and  company  B  in  the 
afternoon  of  the  same  day.  The  camp  equipage  arrived 
on  the  20th.  On  the  2yth  company  C  reported,  and  on 
September  zoth,  company  D,  and  with  this  company 
came  Colonel  Buckley,  who  had  just  completed  his  ser 
vice  in  the  Nineteenth  regiment. 

Following  are  the  companies,  in  the  order  they  en 
tered  the  service,  with  the  commanders  and  the  localities 
from  which  they  were  recruited:  Company  A,  Captain 
William  F.  Fitch,  was  recruited  in  Jefferson  and  vicinity, 
and  Hartsgrove.  Company  B,  Captain  Wilbur  F.  Ste 
vens,  was  recruited  in  Pierpont  and  vicinity,  and  Har- 
persfield.  Company  C,  Captain  Edward  Hayes,  was 
recruited  in  Andover  and  vicinity,  Gustavus,  Ohio,  and 
Espyville,  Pennsylvania.  Company  D,  Captain  Pulaski 
C.  Hard,  was  recruited  in  Akron,  Summit  county.  Com 
pany  E,  Captain  Horatio  Luce,  was  recruited  in  Conne- 
aut  and  surrounding  townships.  Company  F,  Captain 
John  F.  Morse,  was  recruited  in  Painesville  and  Mentor, 
Lake  county,  and  Montville,  Geauga  county.  Company 
G,  Captain  John  S.  Clemmer,  was  recruited  in  Akron 
and  vicinity.  (Second  Lieutenant  W.  P.  Williamson,  of 
this  company,  who  was  shot  dead  at  the  battle  of  Win 
chester,  Virginia,  March  23,  1862,  was  the  first  man  in 
the  regiment  to  die  by  rebel  hands.)  Company  H,  Cap- 


20  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

tain  Jonas  Schoonover,  was  recruited  in  Akron  and  vi 
cinity.  Company  I,  Captain  Russell  B.  Smith,  was 
recruited  in  Medina  county,  and  by  transfers;  and  com 
pany  K,  Captain  Alden  P.  Steele,  was  recruited  from 
the  various  townships  in  Ashtabula  county. 

The  adverse  causes  before  referred  to,  materially  re 
tarded  the  enlistment  of  the  regiment,  and  it  was  not 
until  about  December  ist  that  the  different  company 
organizations  were  completed  and  the  following  staff 
officers  elected : 

Colonel  Lewis  P.  Buckley,  Akron,  Summit  county. 

Lieutenant-colonel  Thomas  Clark,  Cleveland,  Cuya- 
hoga  county. 

Major  John  S.  Clemmer,  Mogadore,  Summit  county. 

Adjutant  C.  T.  Chaffee,  Jefferson,  Ashtabula  county. 

Quartermaster  O.  F.  Gibbs,  Harpersfield,  Ashtabula 
county. 

Chaplain  R.  H.  Hurlburt,  Hartsgrove,  Ashtabula 
county. 

Surgeon  A.  K.  Fifield,  M.  D.,  Conneaut,  Ashtabula 
county. 

Assistant  Surgeon  S.  S.  Burrows,  M.  D.,  Geneva, 
Ashtabula  county. 

Commissary  Henry  Wright,  Trumbull,  Ashtabula 
county. 

Sergeant-major  W.  P.  Williamson,  Akron,  Summit 
county. 

Quartermaster-sergeant  M.  D.  Norris,  Mesopotamia, 
Trumbull  county. 

Hospital  Steward  E.  P.  Haynes,  Atwater,  Portage 
county. 

Fife -major  Richard  Noonan,  Hudson,  Summit 
county. 


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Drum-major  Gurley  G.  Crane,  Cuyahoga  Falls,  Sum 
mit  county. 

Leader  regimental  band  Chauncey  Brainard,  Gustavus, 
Trumbull  county. 

During  the  interim  carne  the  easy  days  of  soldier  life. 
Ah  !  those  happy,  golden  days  of  camp  life,  when,  with 
guard  mount,  battalion  drill,  and  dress  parade,  the  time 
passed  swiftly  away,  and  each  heart  beat  high  with  patri 
otic  desire  for  early  marching  orders;  days  looked  back 
to  from  the  dreary  bivouac  in  the  snow,  tentless,  and 
with  clothing  in  tatters,  scarce  covering  the  form  from 
the  bitter,  cutting  winds  of  winter,  or  in  the  drizzling 
rain  on  the  lonely  outpost  when  sharp-eyed  rebels  only 
waited  for  the  opportunity  to  send  the  leaden  messenger 
of  death  whizzing  in  your  direction.  Sometimes  the 
"  boys  "  thought  the  rations  were  not  sufficiently  "  gilt- 
edged,"  quite  too  plain  in  fact,  for  the  savers  of  the 
country's  honor,  yet  how  often,  while  trying,  almost  in 
vain,  with  the  half-pint  of  raw  meal  to  keep  the  soul  and 
the  poor  emaciated  body  together  in  those  hell  devised 
starvation  traps — Libby,  Belle  Isle,  Andersonville,  and 
Salisbury — did  the  brave  fellows  turn  with  longing  hearts 
to  the  bounteous  commissary  at  old  Camp  Giddingb. 
Fears  were  oft  expressed  lest  the  war  would  close  before 
the  Twenty-ninth  should  be  permitted  to  add  its  mite  to 
the  support  of  the  flag.  How  needless  they  were  the 
rolls  show;  more  than  one-third  (five  hundred  and  forty) 
of  the  one  thousand  five  hundred  and  thirty-two  mem 
bers  of  the  regiment,  were  either  killed,  wounded,  or 
missing  in  action,  and  one  hundred  and  fifty-seven  died 
of  disease.  The  colors,  too,  which  waved  so  grandly  in 
the  sharp  winter  air,  that  long  agone  Christmas  morning 
in  1 86 1,  are  now  in  shreds,  rent  and  torn  by  the  leaden 


22  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

hail  through  which  they  were  carried  to  glorious  vic 
tories. 

This  beautiful  stand  of  colors  was  presented  to  the 
regiment  on  Wednesday,  November  2yth,  by  Hon.  J.  R. 
Giddings,  on  behalf  of  the  donors,  the  ladies  of  Ashta- 
bula  and  Summit  counties.  Mr.  Giddings  spoke  as  fol 
lows  :  "Gentlemen,  officers  and  soldiers.  Before  en 
tering  upon  the  particular  duty  assigned  me  on  the  pres 
ent  occasion,  I  may  be  permitted  to  congratulate  you 
and  the  country,  upon  the  completion  of  your  regi 
mental  organization  and  the  perfection  of  your  prepara 
tion  for  the  field.  I  desire  you  at  all  times  to  bear  in 
mind  the  causes  which  led  to  its  formation.  The  pres 
ent  rebellion  has  its  origin  far  back  in  history.  Its  first 
overt  acts  were  put  forth  in  Congress  by  subjecting  the 
people  of  the  free  States  to  gag  rules,  by  striking  down 
the  right  of  petition,  by  arraigning  and  publicly  censur 
ing  Representatives  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  duty,  by 
annexing,  unconstitutionally,  slave  territory,  and  extend 
ing  and  strengthening  the  encroachments  of  slavery.  To 
these  violent  encroachments  upon  the  constitutional 
rights  of  the  free  States,  this  Western  Reserve  has  from 
the  first,  presented  a  very  general  resistance 

"  The  ladies  have  prepared  a  splendid  National  and 
regimental  stand  of  colors,  and  have  imposed  on  me  the 
pleasing  duty  of  presenting  them  to  the  regiment.  In 
all  past  ages  civilized  nations  have  gone  forth  to  war 
under  their  own  banner,  on  which  was  inscribed  some 
device,  figure,  or  emblem,  peculiar  to  such  nation. 
Thus  each  tribe  among  the  Israelites  had  its  particular 
banner.  The  early  Christians  fought  under  the  cross, 
the  Romans  under  the  golden  eagle,  the  Mohammedans 
under  the  crescent.  The  founders  of  our  government 
selected  for  their  colors  a  groundwork  of  blue,  repre- 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  23 

senting  immutable  justice  and  unlimited  power,  on  which 
the  stars,  representing  light,  are  twinkling  in  the  vaulted 
heavens,  while  in  mid  ether  the  bird  of  Jove  is  floating, 
a  fitting  representation  of  the  ease  and  power  with  which 
liberty  and  civilization  are  gliding  over  the  earth ;  while 
the  stars  and  stripes  of  red  and  white  represent  the  vital 
principles  and  purity  of  our  institutions. 

[Addressing  Colonel  Buckley]:  "To  you,  sir,  as 
commander,  I  present  these  beautiful  standards,  for  the 
use  and  benefit  of  the  regiment.  On  behalf  of  the  fair 
donors  I  confide  these  National  and  regimental  stand 
ards  to  the  care  of  yourself,  your  gallant  officers  and 
men.  Wherever  you  go  let  them  be  borne  aloft  and  re 
spected  as  the  emblem  of  universal  freedom  to  all  who 
seek  your  protection.  Preserve  them  unstained,  except 
by  the  blood  of  your  enemies.  Bear  in  mind  that  you 
go  forth  to  fight  the  battles  of  the  human  race  for  all 
coming  time ;  and  should  the  roar  of  cannon,  the  rat 
tling  of  muskets,  the  clashing  of  sabres,  the  din  and 
smoke  of  battle  surround  you,  remember  the  cause  in 
which  you  are  engaged,  and  be  assured  that  if  you  fall, 
we  who  are  left  will  care  for  your  widows  and  children. 
Your  own  heroic  deeds  shall  be  enshrined  in  our  mem 
ories,  recorded  in  our  history,  admired  by  coming  gener 
ations,  and  approved  by  a  holy  and  just  God." 

Colonel  Buckley  replied  :  "  Respected  Sir — I  re 
ceive  this  stand  of  colors  in  behalf  of  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment.  I  return  through  you  to  the  noble  and 
patriotic  ladies  of  Ashtabula  and  Summit  counties  their 
grateful  thanks  ;  and  whenever  and  wherever  it  is  un 
furled  to  the  breeze,  and  we  look  upon  its  stars  and 
stripes,  may  we  then  remember  the  generous  donors  and 
the  vow  we  this  day  make.  This  flag,  the  flag  of  our 
country,  which  has  been  our  pride  and  our  boast,  and 


24  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

which  is  respected  by  all  civilized  nations ;  this  flag, 
thank  God,  shall  yet  wave  triumphantly  wherever  it  has 
been  struck  down  by  the  ruthless  arm  of  the  traitors ; 
and,  companions,  whenever  we  look  upon  this  beautiful 
flag  may  it  inspire  us  to  redouble  our  energies  to  do  our 
duty  to  our  beloved  country,  and  if  God  in  his  provi 
dence  permits  us  to  return  to  home  and  kindred,  may 
this  flag  come  back  with  us  to  bear  witness  that  the 
Twenty-ninth  regiment  Ohio  volunteers  was  in  the 
thickest  of  the  fight. 

"  Sir,  you  have  spoken  in  high  commendation  of  my 
command.  I  can  assure  you  I  feel  myself  honored  in 
having  command  of  such  a  regiment,  It  will  be  my 
pride  and  ambition,  with  my  fellow-officers  to  make  it  in 
all  things  pertaining  to  a  well  drilled  and  well  disciplined 
regiment,  one  of  the  best  in  Ohio.  And  now,  fellow- 
soldiers,  in  the  presence  of  this  assembly,  and  before 
high  heaven,  we  swear  upon  the  altar  of  our  country  to 
defend  this  flag  so  long  as  there  shall  be  one  true  heart 
and  strong  arm  to  hold  it  to  the  breeze." 

At  last  the  "  boys'  "  impatience  to  go  anywhere  but 
here,  was  gratified  by  an  order  to  move  to  Camp  Chase, 
near  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  date  December  25th  ;  and 
right  here  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  give  an  extract  from 
an  editorial  in  the  Ashtabula  Sentinel,  as  showing  what 
the  people  of  Jefferson  thought  of  the  regiment  : 

"  They  leave  Jefferson  with  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
our  citizens  as  an  orderly  and  well  behaved  body  of  men. 
They  have  been  over  three  months  within  our  quiet  vil 
lage,  during  which  time  no  disturbance  has  occurred  and 
no  depredations  have  been  committed.  They  have 
proved  themselves  honorable  men,  the  best  evidence  that 
they  will  be  brave  soldiers.  When  they  are  heard  from 
in  the  fight  we  have  no  fears  of  a  bad  account." 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  25 

ORIGINAL  REGIMENTAL  ROSTER. 

Following  is  the  roster  of  the  regiment  as  given  in  the 
issue  of  the  Ashtabula  Sentinel,  dated  December  25, 
1 86 1,  inserted  by  request  of  the  committee  on  revision  : 

FIELD   OFFICERS. 

Colonel  Lewis  P.  Buckley,  Akron. 
Lieutenant-colonel  Thomas  Clark,  Cleveland. 
Major  J.  S.  Clemmer,  Mogadore. 
Adjutant  C.  T.  Chaffee,  Jefferson. 
Sergeant-major  W.  P.  Williamson,  Akron. 
•Quartermaster  O.  F.  Gibbs,  Harpersfield. 
Quartermaster-sergeant  M.  D.  Norris,  Mesopotamia. 
Commissary  H.  Wright,  Trumbull. 
Chaplain  R.  H.  Hurlburt,  Hartsgrove. 
Surgeon  A.  K.  Fifield,  Conneaut. 
Assistant  Surgeon  S.  S.  Burrows,  Geneva. 
Hospital  Steward  E.  P.  Haynes,  Atwater. 
Fife-major  Richard  Noonan,  Hudson. 
Drum-major  G.  G.  Crane,  Chagrin  Falls. 

REGIMENTAL   BAND. 

Leader  Chauncy  Brainard. 

Fifers — Moses  C.  Rist,  George  B.  Mason,  Henry  Beach,  Henry  H. 
Ray,  Rufus  Daniels,  Walter  St.  John,  Edward  B.  Fitts,  Charles  N. 
Bancroft,  E.  P.  Hall,  William  R.  Meeker. 

Drummers — Albert  E.  Brainard,  Erastus  Brainard,  John  Price,  Calvin 
Crane,  Albert  Walker,  William  H.  Rawdon,  Lucius  K.  Woodbury, 
Corwin  Spencer,  Johnson  W.  Matterson,  Luthur  Canfield,  Silas  H. 
Kent;  Louis  Price,  bass;  Edward  B.  Woodbury,  bass. 

Cymbal  Buel  W.  Brainard. 

Bugler  Edwin  N.  Devan. 

COMPANY   A. 
•Captain  William  T.  Fitch. 
First  Lieutenant  L.  Grover. 
Second  Lieutenant  W.  S.  Crowell. 
First  Sergeant  E.  J.  Hurlburt. 
Third  Sergeant  C.  H.  Coon. 
Fourth  Sergeant  W.  H.  Grant. 
Fifth  Sergeant  S.  G.  Elliott. 
First  Corporal  N.  B.  Adams. 
Second  Corporal  A.  L.  Rickard. 
Third  Corporal  R.  M.  Gates. 


26  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Fourth  Corporal  T.   E.  Hoyt. 
Fifth  Corporal  M.  F.  Roberts. 
Sixth  Corporal  J.  B.  Dalrymple. 
Seventh  Corporal  H.  C.   Rood. 
Eighth  Corporal  J.  M.  Loomis. 
Drummer  R.  Lewis. 
Wagoner  William  Daniels. 

PRIVATES. 

J.  M.  Bronson,  M.  A.  Brown.  P.  B.  Broughton,  H.  G.  Clafflin, 
Charles  Covert,  M.  M.  Canfield,  F.  M.  Canfield,  L.  M.  Coon,  E.  G. 
Clark,  Julius  Coleburn,  Henry  Decker,  P.  A.  Decker,  A.  L.  Dalrym 
ple,  G.  W.  Dudley,  Henry  Turner,  D.  Thatcher,  H.  E.  Woodin,  W. 
B.  Shearer,  Abram  Exceen,  J.  A.  Exceen,  John  Ellis,  A.  A.  Fenton,  J. 
M.  Sober,  W.  A.  Thompson,  E.  P.  Young,  C.  H.  Broughton,  George 
Birch,  E.  O.  Brown,  W.  A.  Frisbie,  Leonard  Grover,  R.  W.  Graham, 
J.  W.  Henry,  S.  Hyde,  Cyrus  Hendrick,  E.  W.  Herrick,  W.  B.  Hoyt, 
E.  M.  Holcomb,  John  Hague,  A.  Harley,  W.  C.  Ives,  E.  C.  Joles,  G. 
W.  Jones,  L.  M.  Johnson,  A.  M.  Knowlton,  W.  R.  Williams,  Elizer 
Wilder,  W.  L.  Wood,  M.  St.  John,  R.  E.  Woodbury,  A.  Thompson, 
J.  W.  Bartlett,  S.  C.  Buck,  A.  B.  Benjamin,  C.  C.  Bugbee,  E.  J. 
Maltby,  A.  H.  Frayer,  O.  B.  Laskey,  S.  O.  Latimer,  J.  E.  March,  A. 
W.  McNaughton,  G.  B.  Mowry,  F.  B.  Mowry,  F.  Potter,  E.  Richer- 
son,  C.  Roath,  B.  L.  Roberts,  N.  W.  Simmons,  T.  W.  Simmons, 
John  Sylvester,  Wilber  Sloat,  Theodore  Smith,  John  Shears,  Alonzo 
D.  Squires,  Pickering  Smith,  S.  R.  Thompson,  V.  Wilson,  S.  N. 
Hubbard,  A.  B.  Durfee,  N.  Wilder. 

COMPANY    B. 

Captain  W.  F.  Stevens. 
First  Lieutenant  A.  Bishop. 
Second  Lieutenant  A.  Wilson. 
First  Sergeant  B.  N.  Smith. 
Second  Sergeant  J.  E.  Tanner. 
Third  Sergeant  F.   M.  Hewitt. 
Fourth  Sergeant  P.  O.  Warren. 
Fifth  Sergeant  A.  B.   Isham. 
First  Corporal  A.  J.  Langworthy. 
Second  Corporal  O.  Fairbrother. 
Third  Corporal  R.  Griswold. 
Fourth  Corporal  L.  K.  Bean. 
Fifth  Corporal  D.  B.  Peck. 
Sixth  Corporal  F.  A.  Chapman. 
Seventh  Corporal  E.  Potter. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  27 

Eighth  Corporal  A.  Bishop. 
FiferG.  Miles. 
Drummer  J.  H.  SeCheverell. 
Wagoner  E.  P.  McArthur. 

PRIVATES. 

E.  T.  Allen,  L.  P.  Allen,  S.  Atkin,  F.  R.  Ackley,  S.  S.  Andrews,  D. 
Ames,  H.  Beckwith,  T.  Beckwith,  H.  Brainard,  C.  Brainard.  J.  Bra- 
zee,  I.  Brainard,  O.  J.  Burbank,  D.  Brown,  D.  J.  Baur,  C.  F.  Baur,  J. 
W.  Baur,  M.  Burgett,  A.  H.  Benham,  W.  R.  Carr,  F.  Case,  H.  Clark, 
S.  Chapman,  }.  Doe,  H.  Durfee,  B.  T.  Durfee,  M.  DeWolf,  J.  C. 
DeWolf,  E.  Furman,  J.  H.  Fails,  N.  A.  German,  N.  Hicks,  H. 
Hicks,  N.  Hendricks,  M.  B.  Hoskins,  F.  Hallett,  H.  O.  Holmes,  E. 
C.  Holmes,  R.  Hartwell,  B.  L.  Haskin,  C.  Hall,  W.  P.  Johnson,  V. 
Jordan,  A.  A.  Kumig,  N.  Knapp,  D.  Knapp,  J.  Kohlar,  F.  Leonard, 
J.  Mervin,  R.  McKee,  B.  A.  McArthur,  C.  W.  Matthews,  R.  McFall, 
L.  Montgomery,  R.  Wilson,  S.  B.  Wilder,  G.  McNutt,  D.  Newcomb,. 
J.  Newman,  D.  Potter,  W.  Potter,  J.  Phinney,  S.  C.  Pierce,  M. 
Rowe,  G.  Rowe,  G.  Wright,  J.  Rounds,  A.  Rogers,  J.  Rockwell,  E. 
Phillips,  R.  Sills,  H.  Smith,  S.  Stanley,  R.  Stewart,  W.  H.  Vanscoik,. 
L.  Wright. 

COMPANY  C. 

Captain  Edward  Hayes. 
First  Lieutenant  B.  F.  Perry. 
Second  Lieutenant  F.  T.  Stewart. 
First  Sergeant  C.  W.  Kellogg. 
Second  Sergeant  R.  L.  Jones. 
Third  Sergeant  D.  W.  Rolph. 
Fourth  Sergeant  G.  W.  Beckwith. 
Fifth  Sergeant  G.  W.  Britton. 
Second  Corporal  C.  J.  Galpin. 
Third  Corporal  H.  M.  Ryder. 
Fourth  Corporal  N.  H.  Bailey. 
Fifth  Corporal  W.  A.  Baker. 
Sixth  Corporal  G.  R.  Leonard. 
Seventh  Corporal  C.  C.  Fitts. 
Eighth  Corporal  W.  A.  Burwell. 
Drummer  B.  Phelps. 
Wagoner  T.  Kellogg. 

PRIVATES. 

W.  Alger,  L.  B.  Brainard,  S.  W.  Bronson,  G.  D.  Brockett,  T.  R.. 
Brown,  E.  Britton,  A.  H.  Beardslee,  R.  W.  Cross,  D.  V.  Chaffee,  W. 
J.  Chambers,  O.  P.  Crosby,  S.  O.  Crosby,  H.  C.  Carey,  J.  Chapelt 
R.  A.  Cunningham,  R.  Churchill,  L.  Clark,  C.  W.  DeWitt,  W.  P.. 


28  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Dady.  C.  E.  Dudley,  G.  Eastlick,  G.  Enos,  }.  Williams,  A.  W.  Mann, 
J.  Noble,  M.  E.  Forbes,  J.  A.  Frazier,  J.  Fleming,  J.  Grey,  E.  Gibbs, 
W.  G.  Gillett,  J.  Hall,  D.  S.  Halstead,  A.  Kingsley,  H.  Laughlin, 
F.  D.  Lane,  J.  W.  Lee,  H.  Lyons,  H.  C.  Lord,  L.  O.  Lindsley, 
L.  W.  Leavit,  D.  C.  Lindsley,  J.  Leslie,  E.  F.  Mason,  M.  Maloney,  J. 
W.  Matteson,  A.  L.  Monty,  J.  Winby,  A. 'Mason.  W.  Yokes.  J. 
Yokes,  S.  Warren,  J.  Warren,  J.  Wenham,  D.  Thomas,  }.  Thomas, 
W.  H.  Shores,  J.  C.  Shaw,  S.  G.  Strickland,  B.  F.  Sperry,  W. 
Sisley,  J.  F.  Rowley,  H.  C.  Rice,  N.  J.  Merrells,  T.  J.  Merrells,  B. 
Miller,  E.  O.  Miller,  D.  B.  Parker,  O.  K.  Phelps,  W.  Palmer,  J.  D. 
Rea,  D.  Ryckman,  W.  H.  Runyon. 

COMPANY  D. 

Captain  Pulaski  C.   Hard. 
First  Lieutenant  M.  T.  Wright. 
Second  Lieutenant  J.  H.  Grinnell. 
First  Sergeant  G.  W.  Dice. 
Second  Sergeant  J.  H.  Knox. 
Third  Sergeant  W.  E.  Dockrey. 
Fourth  Sergeant  J.  C.  Ewart. 
Fifth  Sergeant  L.  A.  McAdams. 
First  Corporal  J.  Hile. 
Second  Corporal  L.  Robinson. 
Third  Corporal  S.  Woolridge. 
Fourth  Corporal  P.  Nicholas. 
Fifth  Corporal  G.  Welch. 
Sixth  Corporal  L.  B.  Starks. 
Seventh  Corporal  W.  H.  Hart. 
Eighth  Corporal  F.  C.  Remley. 
Fifer  B.  H.  Wads  worth. 
Drummer  W.  B.  Crane. 
Wagoner  A.  Hunsicker. 

PRIVATES. 

W.  H.  Alexander,  M.  M.  Hutchinson,  R.  Partridge,  ].  S.  Alexan 
der,  W.  H.  Bloomfield,  O.  Brewster,  C.  Beck,  J.  W.  Chalfant,  N. 
Cochran,  R.  T.  Chapman,  C.  Dudley,  G.  Ellis,  N.  C.  Finney,  G. 
Foust,  L.  E.  Gaylord,  A.  W.  Golden,  }.  Gardner,  J.  C.  Glass,  M. 
Houghland,  W.  D.  Haynes,  E.  Hastings,  H.  H.  Heath,  H.  Haring, 
J.  Hugh,  C.  G.  Tolcott,  V.  V.  Viers,  H.  F.  Waters,  E.  Hamilton,  J. 
H.  Hill,  D.  Hartigan,  S.  J.  lies,  W.  H.  Jones,  P.  B.  Jones,  J.  A. 
{ones,  S.  Kissinger,  J.  Lamberson,  N.  Leohner,  L.  Lindsay,  W. 
Medesker,  G.  Montenyohle,  W.  Mendleson,  H.  W.  Morill,  L.  Meriam, 
H.  Niman,  A.  W.  Niman,  I.  Powlis,  S.  Parks,  J.  Parks,  A.  A.  Wol- 
cott,  J.  Winters,  G.  J.  Young,  B.  Pontius,  H.  Ream,  A.  J.  Ream,  A. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  29 

Replogle,  E.  Randall,  J.  Rodenbaugh,  L.  C.  Richardson,  W.  C. 
Stoughton,  W.  Shanfelt,  N.  Smith,  P.  W.  Smith,  J.  G.  Stinehour,  J. 
H.  Snyder,  C.  Sherbonder,  D.  Schaaf,  S.  Strecker,  L.  Squires,  E.  E. 
Skinner,  J.  Steese,  L.  Standish,  H.  A.  Thompson,].  B.  Yohey,  J.  G. 
Wait. 

COMPANY  E. 

Captain  H.  Lirce. 

First  Lieutenant  T.  S.  Winship. 

Second  Lieutenant  E.  Howard. 

First  Sergeant  L.  G.  Bevins. 

Second  Sergeant  T.  L.  Gould. 

Third  Sergeant  G.  Hayward. 

Fourth  Seigeant  H.  Andrews. 

Fifth  Sergeant  W.  G.  Buds. 

First  Corporal  A.  Durkee. 

Second  Corporal  N.  L.  Parmeter. 

Third  Corporal  H.  Dewey. 

Fourth  Corporal  C.  P.  Rhoades. 

Fifth  Corporal  S.  J.  Rockwell. 

Sixth  Corporal  D.  Platt. 

Seventh  Corporal  C.  Howard. 

Eighth  Corporal  L.  Dean. 

Fifer  C.  Luce. 

Drummer  J.  S.  Bellows. 

Wagoner  H.  J.  Reaves. 

PRIVATES. 

J.  P.  Bagley,  A.  Bardsley,  D.  Baringer,  A.  Blanchard,  F.  Brown,  E. 
J.  Brewer,  O.  Brewer,  H.  Bronson,  B.  Brick,  W.  L.  Carey,  C.  W. 
Carey,  W.  L.  Coulburn,  I.  Conklin,  A.  Crouch,  E.  Curtis,  L.  Culver, 
F.  Culver,  W.  H.  Crawford,  I.  M.  Dalrymple,  H.  Dalrymple,  E. 
Davis,  R.  Dewey,  P.  Vanskoik,  H.  Warren,  W.  Ellsworth,  N.  Gil- 
lett,  D.  Goodwell,  J.  C.  Greenlee,  O.  Gunn,  L.  Harper,  J.  S.  Had 
dock,  D.  W.  Hall,  E.  Hopkins,  H.  Hill,  W.  Holden,  W.  N.  Hill,  L. 
Hill,  W.  Johnson,  O.  Jones,  J.  Jones,  G.  A.  Lilley,  F.  Lovejoy,  T. 
Marsh,  M.  Mayhew,  D.  M.  Morley,  T.  S.  McCartney,  L.  Weber,  W. 
Woodward,  I.  N.  Meeker,  D.  Platt,  Jr.,  J.  O.  Phillips,  C.  Pier,  G.  J. 
Putney,  P.  Proctor,  J.  Pike,  H.  Rhodes,  G.  Ryon,  E.  Ryon,  W. 
Roberts,  I.  Roberts,  W.  A.  Robinson,  J.  Sammon,  H.  Sly,  W.  Ster 
ling,  A.  H.  Stirrett,  J.  A.  Sinclair,  A.  E.  Tracy,  H.  Thornton,  S. 
Tuttle,  R.  Vanskoik,  L.  J.  Woodard,  E.  Wilson,  Thomas  Shultz. 


COMPANY   F. 


Captain  John  F.  Morse. 
First  Lieutenant  H.  Gregory. 


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Second  Lieutenant  E.  Burridge. 
First  Sergeant  L.  H.  Martindale. 
Second  Sergeant  J.  Jerome. 
Third  Sergeant  R.  H.  Baldwin. 
Fourth  Sergeant  S.  Hall. 
Fifth  Sergeant  M.  E.  Gregory. 
First  Corporal  C.  Woodford. 
•Second  Corporal  G.  Gray. 
Third  Corporal  N.  B.  Noyes. 
Fourth  Corporal  C.  Van  Valkenburg. 
Fifth  Corporal  B.  Pickett. 
Sixth  Corporal  H.  Macumber. 
Seventh  Corporal  N.  Harvey. 
Eighth  Corporal  C.  N.  Hayes. 
Fifer  O.  F.  Stickney, 
Drummer  J.  Schofield. 
Wagoner  J.  H.  Whitney. 

PRIVATES. 

D.  Auringer,  A.  Austin,  J.  Briggs,  H.  E.  Balch,  S.  E.  Balch,  J.  J. 
Belknap,  J.  Broughton,  C.  Broughton,  H.  C.  Canfield,  J.  Carson,  W. 
Call,  R.  Cannon,  P.  H.  Chapin,  C.  V.  Clark,  A.  Cole,  C.  Cain,  A. 
Case,  F.  Dimock,  N.  P.  Durkee,  M.  Dowling,  P.  Dowiing,  T.  Dovvl- 
ing,  J.  Dustin,  J.  Dodge,  E.  Ewer,  M.  Flinn,  J.  Flood,  F.  Flood, 
I.  Foss,  E.  L.  Gray,  Y.  E.  Gregory,  I.  J.  Houghkirk,  D.  D.  Hill,  A. 
D.  Harroun,  A.  }.  Harroun,  F.  R.  Johnson,  J.  D.  Johnson,  P.  Joyce, 
J.  King,  W.  Lindley,  M.  Malone,  J.  C.  McLean,  S.  McLean,  J.  Man 
ly,  A.  Neil,  E.  S.  Ontis,  A.  B.  Paine,  J.  B.  Pickett,  T.  Ryne,  L.  Ryne. 
J.  Shelby,  P.  Shelby,  S.  M.  Smith,  C.  Smith,  Pomeroy  Smith,  S.  B. 
Smith,  O.  F.  Stetson,  A.  E.  Sanford,  A.  Sperry,  E.  Williams.  G.  Wil 
liams,  C  F.  Waldron,  L.  Walker,  G.  T.  Wicks. 

COMPANY    G. 

Captain  John  S.  Clemmer. 

Since  the  above   was  in  type  Captain  Clemmer  has  been  elected 
major.     Vacancy  not  filled. 
First  Lieutenant  James  Treen. 
Second  Lieutenant  J.  J.  Wright. 
First  Sergeant  C  H.  Russell. 
Second  Sergeant  W.  Chamberlain, 
Third  Sergeant  George  Treen. 
Fourth  Sergeant  Adam  Hart. 
Fifth  Sergeant  E.  F.  Smith. 
First  Corporal  William  WirL 


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Second  Corporal  Franklin  Mest. 

Third  Corporal  M.  M.  Martin. 

Fourth  Corporal  E.  B.  Hubbard. 

Fifth  Corporal  A.  C.  French. 

Sixth  Corporal  T.  Caldwell. 

Seventh  Corporal  G.  F.  Hewett. 

Eighth  Corporal  John  W.  Wise. 

PRIVATES. 

Oscar  C  Andrews,  Edward  Alley,  C.  H.  Anderson,  A,  P.  Atchison, 
Augustus  Belden,  G.  F.  Brayington,  Lester  P.  Burke,  John  Burns,  L. 
D.  Clements,  William  Cline,  David  Y.  Cook,  T.  Cummins,  John  Ce- 
phus,  John  Campbell,  C.  A.  Downey,  George  W.  Deam.Noah  Downey, 
Henry  H.  Ewell,  John  W.  Ewell,  William  A.  Faze,  Jacob  D.  Foster,  H. 
W.  Geer,  Thomas  E.  Green,  M.  Greenwall,  John  Gross,  Albert  W.  Hall, 
Robert  W.  Hall,  Eli  Harrington,  Hiram  Hill,  Roswell  Hoffman,  John 
Huggett,  N.  P.  Humiston,  Jehiel  Lane,  Jehiel  Lane,  Jr.,  William  C. 
Lantz,  Joseph  Limerick,  Joseph  F.  Loomis,  John  H.  Lower,  Oliver 
Lee,  T.  E.  McCain,  G.  J.  McCormick,  J.  M.  McCormick,  J.  H.  Mc 
Donald,  Isaac  Madlem,  B.  F.  Manderbach,  C.  W.  Martin,  F,  Meztler, 
AVilliam  Harrington,  William  H.  Moore,  John  B.  Nowling,  C.  F. 
Remley,  Uriah  Reifsnyder,  C.  L.  Robinson,  Jacob  Rosenbaum,  John 
Rowland,  James  W.  Smith,  E.  S.  Smith,  G.  Sherbondy,  George 
Strohl,  Ferris  Townsend,  James  B.  Treen,  John  D.  Treen,  Charles 
Upham,  John  Watson,  John  F.  Weidle,  S.  C.  Winkleman,  Daniel 
Wise,  Carroll  W.  Wright,  Charles  Young,  Conrod  Zilite,  David  Mc- 
Intyre,  John  Kummer,  Mortimer  Vanhining. 

COMPANY   H. 
Captain  J.  Schoonover. 
First  Lieutenant  A.  J.  Fulkerson. 
Second  Lieutenant  H.  Mack. 
First  Sergeant  T.  W.  Nash. 
Second  Sergeant  O.  H.  Remington. 
Third  Sergeant  J.  B.  Storer. 
Fourth  Sergeant  J.  L.   Ferguson. 
Fifth  Sergeant  H.  L.  Curtis. 
First  Corporal  L.  Wagoner. 
Second  Corporal  W.  H.  Connell. 
Third  Corporal  D.  W.  Thomas. 
Fourth  Corporal  T.  Davis. 
Fifth  Corporal  C.  H.  Edgerly. 
Sixth  Corporal  William  Leggett. 
Seventh  Corporal  G.  B.  Myres. 
Eighth  Corporal  M.  Humphrey. 


32  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Fifer  J.  Hart. 
Drummer  M.  Smith. 
Wagoner  J.  Miller. 

PRIVATES. 

J.  Ardis,  T-  Baird,  J.  Buck,  T.  G.  Boak,  F.  H.  Boyer,  L.  Bruno,  J. 
Best,  John  Davis,  W.  Davis,  W.  Dennison,  W.  Demings,  ]!..  Em- 
spranger,  J.  Fritz,  T.  Folger,  O.  C.  Field,  R.  Farnham,  C.  Fairchild, 
D.  Harbaugh,  J.  Heffelfinger,  L.  Harris,  J.  Harris,  J.  D.  Hall,  H. 
Hazzen,  S.  W.  Hart,  A.  Hazzen,  P.  Jones,  G.  C.  Kellogg,  C.  H. 
King,  A.  A.  Kellogg,  D.  Kittmger,  F.  Morris,  G.  Nichols,  E.  Ober- 
holtz,  C.  H.  Paine,  L.  L.  Porter,  S.  Paine,  J.  Pierson,  A.  A.  Palmer, 
W.  Peet,  C.  Rottert,  H.  Ridder,  L.  Rodgers,  G.  Youells,  A.  Robin 
son,  E.  Randerbush,  H.  Root,  W.  Robinson,  J.  Snowbarger,  G. 
Slusser,  J.  Smith,  F.  Smith,  N.  Salsberry,  H.  H.  Scott,  }.  C.  Stall,  W. 
Spears,  C.  C.  Tooker,  W.  H.  Tooker,  E.  Turner,  J.  Wilson,  H.  Wolf, 
O.  O.  Wright,  R.  M.  Wilkins,  A.  Wallace,  J.  Wells. 

COMPANY    I. 

[Not  fullv  organized.] 
Captain  R.  B.  Smith. 
First  Lieutenant  A.  A.  Philbrick. 
Second  Lieutenant  William  J.  Hall. 
First  Sergeant  C.  C.  Lord. 
Drummer  William  Elliott. 
Wagoner  B.  Alderman. 

PRIVATES. 

N.  B.  Adams,  W.  H.  Abbott,  A.  Archer,  A.  Alderman,   J.   J.  Bair, 

C.  Beach,    U.  Cook,  J.  C.  Cally,  W.  H.  Cooper,   J.  Craig,  W.  Dick 
inson,  J.  Everhard,   Martin  Eliiott,  W.    Eldred,  Z.    Farnsworth,   C.  F. 
Gove,  W.  Gilbert,  J.  Grine,  T.    N.  Harrington,  A.  Holden,  P.  Hawk, 

D.  N.  Hubbard,  W.  Wildy,  C.  H.  Kinsdig,  R.  S.    Krahl,    J.   Miller, 
N.  Miller,  J.  G.  Marsh,  M.  H.  Murdock,  M.  L.  Maley,  M.  McNerny, 
T.  J.  Nicholls,  H.  Newcomb,  M.  G.  Owen,  J.  R.   Policy,  J.   Perkins, 
L.  Pegg,  T.  R.  Phinney,    ].   Rupp,   H.  Rex,  G.  W.  Reed,  G.  Rorke, 

E.  Rushon,  Jackson  Roe,  Joseph  Roe,   S.   F.   Sawyer,  A.  Squires,  J. 
Sage,  J.  Sowers,  E.  M.  Suplee,   D.  C.  Stevens,   S.  Sturdevant,    J.  H. 
Freman,  A.  Thompson,  J.  A.  Walsh,  }.  Winters,  C.  L.  Welton,  E.  C. 
Whitaker,  O.  O.  Wakeman,   W.  Waterman,   S.    E.   Wilson,  A.  A. 
Woodruff,  W.  N.  DeWitt.  T.  F.  Henderson,  M.  Hendnck,  R.  Hill. 

COMPANY  K. 

Captain  Alden  P.  Steele. 

First  Lieutenant  D.  E.  Hurlburt. 


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Second  Lieutenant  William  Neil. 
First  Sergeant  C.  C.  Johnson. 
Second  Sergeant  A.  O.  Benjamin. 
Third  Sergeant  G.  C.  Judd. 
Fourth  Sergeant  H.  H.  Fenton. 
Fifth  Sergeant].  B.  Partch. 
First  Corporal  D.  Phillips. 
Second  Corporal  E.  W.  Gray. 
Third  Corporal  G.  M.  Cowgill. 
Fourth  Corporal  A.  D.  Eddy. 
Fifth  Corporal  Luther  Kinney. 
Sixth  Corporal  Joel  Ritter. 
Seventh  Corporal  J.  Alexander. 
Eighth  Corporal  Lewis  Wrisley. 
Drummer  H.  Wilder. 
Wagoner  Cooley  Griffin. 

PRIVATES. 

R.  W.  Alderman,  J.  Blodgett,  H.  Davenport,  D.  W.  Fisher,  A.  N. 
Alderman,  Orlando  Clark,  G.  W.  Dean,  William  Fisher,  C.  A.  Baker, 
T.  Cook,  E.  E.  Durfee,  T.  J.  Fails,  F.  Burt,  F.  N.  Cutler,  F.  W. 
Eggleston,  L.  Fowler,  George  Bullis,  C.  Conrad,  William  Fletcher, 
W.  Fitzgerald,  P.  M.  Griggs,  Hiram  Griggs,  J.  Goldsmith,  H.  Ham 
mond,  J.  Hammond,  W.  S.  Hoxter,  H.  Holcomb,  F.  Hilliard,  Judson 
Hunt,  }.  L.  Hayward,  C.  O.  Hinkle,  F.  Johnson,  E.  A.Johnson,  John 
Jinks,  William  Knox,  F.  Love,  George  Light,  William  Law  (trans 
ferred  to  company  G,  December  14,  1861),  D.  Marsh,  J.  McCloud,  J. 
Mathews,  A.  F.  Mills,  O.  O.  Oliver,  S.  Pierce,  G.  Perry,  William 
Pond,  G.  A.  Patchen,  M.  Ramsey,  F.  Rounds,  William  Reed,  E. 
Reed,  J.  Randell,  Solon  Squires,  J.  Spain,  J.  Swinton,  J.  St.  Clair,  J. 
Sanfield,  George  Strong,  D.  Turner,  J.  Taylor,  Jr.,  James  Williams, 
C.  W.  Wilson,  O.  E.  Wilson,  A.  J.  Wightman. 

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CHAPTER  II. 

The  Departure  from  Camp  Giddings — At  the  Front — Death  of  Lander 
— Advance  up  the  Valley — Winchester. 

Christmas  morning,  1861,  dawned  clear,  with  the 
earth  bountifully  covered  with  snow,  and  soon  the  busy 
preparations  for  this  the  first  march  were  apparent  every 
where.  Knapsacks  were  packed,  tents  were  struck,  and 
the  camp  equipage  snugly  put  into  shape  for  transporta 
tion  to  Ashtabula,  and  at  10  o'clock  the  drums  beat  off- 
Then  the  regiment  filed  out  of  the  enclosure,  bidding  a 
fond  good-bye,  many  for  the  last  time,  to  the  old  camp, 
up  through  the  town,  where  everybody  was  waiting  to 
wish  the  "boys"  Godspeed.  "Head  of  column  left," 
and  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  was  en-route  for  Ashta 
bula  and  the  front,  followed  by  the  prayers  of  fathers, 
mothers,  brothers,  sisters,  and  sweethearts,  that  its  every 
effort  might  be  crowned  with  success,  and  that,  if  heaven 
so  willed,  all  might  return  safely  to  the  arms  of  loved 
ones,  "when  the  cruel  war  was  over."  How  beautiful 
they  looked  in  their  new  uniform,  and  how  gaily  the 
bayonets  glistened  in  the  bright  sunlight  as  each  man 
kept  step  to  the  music. 

Arriving  at  Ashtabula,  the  regiment  took  cars,  and 
was  soon  whirling  rapidly  towards  Columbus,  where  i1 
arrived  the  following  day. 

On  disembarking  from  the  cars,  a  march  of  four  miles 
on  the  National  pike  to  the  west  brought  the  regiment  to 
Camp  Chase,  where  it  was  assigned  to  barracks,  and  the 
sweets  (?)  of  soldier  life  began  to  be  more  perceptible. 


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While  lying  here,  the  regiment  attended  the  inauguration 
of  David  Tod  as  Governor  of  Ohio,  and  perfected  itself 
in  the  school  of  the  soldier.  On  the  26th  day  of  Jan 
uary,  1862,  the  long  roll  again  sounded;  the  Twenty- 
ninth  regiment  fell  in,  and  marched  to  the  depot,  a  dis 
tance  of  four  miles.  It  took  cars,  and  steamed  away  for 
Dixie,  passing  through  Newark  and  Zanesville,  and 
across  the  Ohio  river  at  Bellair,  thence  via  the  Baltimore 
&  Ohio  railroad  through  the  mountains  of  West  Virginia 
to  a  point  some  six  miles  below  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
where  it  made  its  first  camp  in  Dixie.  There  it  was  as 
signed  to  the  left  flank  of  the  Third  brigade  (the  Seventh 
Ohio  volunteer  infantry  occupying  the  right),  Colonel  E. 
B.  Tyler  commanding,  and  here  it  may  be  well  to  state 
that  from  this  time  until  the  Seventh  regiment  was  dis 
charged  the  service  (July  8,  1864,)  the  two  regiments 
occupied  the  same  position,  engaged  in  the  same  battles, 
and  endured  an  equal  amount  of  the  hard  service  inci 
dent  to  the  several  campaigns.  The  Twenty-ninth  re 
mained  in  active  service  for  nearly  a  year  after  the 
discharge  of  its  well-bred  friends  of  the  Seventh  and 
until  the  collapse  of  the  Rebellion.  This  for  the  benefit 
of  those  who  imagine  that  only  one  regiment  was  re 
cruited  in  Northern  Ohio. 

On  February  5,  1862,  a  general  movement  was  ordered 
to  entrap  the  forces  of  Stonewall  Jackson,  then  occupy 
ing  Romney.  The  Twenty-ninth  and  its  brigade  took 
cars  to  French's  store,  and  marched  some  twenty  miles 
to  a  point  between  Romney  and  Winchester  to  intercept 
the  retreat  of  the  rebels.  The  attempt  was  futile,  how 
ever,  as  those  whom  the  federals  sought  had  flown  ere 
the  designated  point  was  reached.  This  march  was  a 
terrible  one,  and  told  heavily  on  the  men,  many  of  whom 
succumbed  to  disease  incident  to  exposure  to  the  intense 


36  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

cold,  the  fording  of  streams  whose  icy  waters  were  often 
waist  deep,  and  the  general  hardships,  were  sent  to  hos 
pital  at  Cumberland,  and  never  returned  to  duty.  Re 
turning  the  following  day,  the  regiment  bivouacked  at  a 
point  some  eight  miles  from  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  rail 
road,  known  as  Pine  Levels  or  the  Heights  of  Hamp 
shire.  Here  it  remained  some  ten  days  exposed  to  the 
intense  cold,  without  tents,  few  blankets,  on  short  rations, 
and  no  cooking  utensils.  Rude  brush  enclosures  were 
constructed,  which  served  the  same  purpose  as  Artemus 
Ward's  window  sash,  sort  of  "tangle  the  cold  "  or  "keep 
out  the  coarsest."  It  was  by  the  greatest  effort  that  the 
men  were  kept  from  freezing.  This  sort  of  thing  seemed 
a  pretty  tough  introduction  to  the  "Sunny  South,"  but 
hardships  of  this  kind  became  the  normal  experience  of 
the  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  and  the  sunny  spots  which 
occasionally  intervened  were  duly  appreciated. 

The  next  move  was  to  the  eastward  to  Paw  Paw  sta 
tion  on  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroad,  near  which  the 
Twenty-ninth  and  its  brigade  went  into  camp.  Febru 
ary  22d,  Washington's  birthday,  was  duly  observed.  A 
general  review  was  indulged  in.  The  streets  were  pret 
tily  trimmed  with  evergreens;  and  arches,  and  other 
pretty  devices  were  numerous.  The  Twenty-ninth  were 
domiciled  in  small  and  nearly  worn  out  wall  tents. 

On  Saturday,  March  ist,  as  the  shades  of  evening 
were  falling,  the  Twenty-ninth  and  its  command  marched 
with  two  days'  rations,  in  the  direction  of  Winchester, 
Virginia,  the  object  being  the  capture  of  that  important 
point.  After  an  all  night's  march  the  command  halted, 
and,  in  a  blinding  snow  storm,  waited  for  further  orders. 
At  5  o'clock  P.  M.  a  counter-march  was  ordered,  and  at 
about  midnight  the  old  camp  at  Paw  Paw  was  reached. 
The  object  of  this  move  was  to  attend  the  remains  of 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  37 

brave  General  Lander  to  the  cars,  which  was  accom 
plished  on  the  following  day.  All  the  troops  in  the  vicin 
ity  were  present.  At  9  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  Sat 
urday,  March  8th,  the  command  struck  tents  and 
marched  to  the  railroad  ;  at  night  took  cars  and  moved 
in  the  direction  of  Martinsburg,  en  route  for  Winches 
ter.  Some  two  or  three  days  were  occupied  in  reaching 
the  former  place,  as  extreme  caution  was  necessary.  A 
burned  bridge  at  Back  creek  stopped  further  steam  loco 
motion,  and  on  the  nth  the  command  moved  forward 
through  Martinsburg,  encamping  some  two  miles  out  on 
the  Winchester  road.  Here  General  James  Shields,  of 
some  celebrity  in  the  Mexican  war,  assumed  command 
of  the  division,  and  the  One  Hundred  and  Tenth  Penn 
sylvania  infantry  volunteers  was  added  to  the  brigade. 
The  following  morning  the  column  continued  the  for 
ward  movement,  under  orders  to  join  General  Banks,  in 
his  attack  on  Winchester.  The  rebels  retreated,  and 
Shields'  division  went  into  camp  to  the  north  of  Win 
chester,  some  four  miles  out  on  the  Martinsburg  pike. 

When  the  rebels  first  occupied  Virginia  General  Johns 
ton  (commanding  the  extreme  left  of  Beauregard's  army) 
took  possession  of  Winchester.  Troops  from  here  de 
stroyed  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroad  and  constantly 
harrassed  our  forces  in  the  direction  of  Harper's  Ferry 
and  Cumberland.  It  was  of  great  importance  that  the 
Union  arms  gain  and  hold  possession  of  this  point, 
hence  the  concentration  of  Federal  troops  in  this 
vicinity. 

Skirmishing  with  the  enemy  was  a  daily  occurrence, 
and,  on  the  morning  of  March  2oth,  a  reconnoissance  in 
force  was  made  up  the  valley  to  Strasburg.  General 
Shields,  with  the  Twenty-ninth  and  its  brigade,  number 
ing  some  six  thousand  men,  moved  direct  to  that  point, 


38  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

while  Colonel  Mason's  brigade  advanced  on  the  Front 
Royal  road.  At  Cedar  creek  a  lively  artillery  duel 
transpired,  during  which  the  rebels  succeeded  in  burning 
the  bridge.  The  following  morning  the  entire  command 
fell  back  to  its  camp  below  Winchester.  This  was  a  march 
which  tested  the  men's  power  of  endurance  to  its  ut 
most.  The  rain  fell  lightly  but  continuously  during  the 
day.  For  rations  the  men  had  barely  one  cracker  each, 
and  yet  they  made  the  entire  distance — twenty-two 
miles — in  seven  hours,  halting  only  a  few  minutes  about 
noon. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  39 


CHAPTER  III. 

The  Battle  of  Winchester  or  Kernstown — Stonewall  Jackson  Whipped. 

At  Kernstown,  some  four  miles  south  of  Winchester, 
Jackson's  command,  numbering  fully  fifteen  thousand 
men,  was  massed,  and  on  March  22d  attacked  the  Union 
outposts.  The  citizens  of  Winchester,  who,  by  the  way, 
were  about  as  thoroughly  imbued  with  treason  as  at  any 
point  within  the  writer's  knowledge  in  the  whole  of  the 
chivalrous  (?)  South,  were  in  high  glee  at  the  prospect  of 
being  rid  of  those  odious  Lincoln  hirelings,  and  some 
were  so  sanguine  of  success  to  the  Southern  arms  that 
they  prepared  elegant  repasts  for  the  victors.  However 
that  may  be,  the  rebel  horde  did  not  enter  Winchester 
at  this  time,  except,  perhaps,  a  few  dead  ones  carried 
there  for  burial. 

Soon  after  the  firing  began  the  First  and  Second 
brigades  of  General  Shields'  division  were  moved  to  the 
front,  and  a  lively  skirmish  ensued  resulting  in  the  re 
pulse  of  the  enemy.  General  Shields  was  wounded 
quite  severely  during  this  brief  engagement,  and  at  night, 
when  active  hostilities  ceased,  he  retired  to  Winchester. 
The  dawn  of  Sunday,  March  23d,  was  heralded  by  the 
rapid  boom  of  artillery  and  the  lively  rattle  of  musketry, 
as  the  advance  of  the  two  armies  resumed  the  skirmish 
ing  of  the  previous  afternoon.  This  was  continued  dur 
ing  nearly  the  entire  forenoon.  About  noon  the  long 
roll  beat  throughout  our  camp  ;  quickly  the  men  fell  into 
line,  and  in  columns  of  fours,  under  command  of  brave 
Colonel  Buckley,  marched  rapidly,  a  portion  of  the  dis- 


40  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

tance  at  a  double  quick,  toward  the  point  of  attack. 
On  reaching  Winchester  the  regiment  halted,  came  to  a 
front,  loaded  their  pieces,  and  remained  until  the  artillery 
and  trains  had  passed.  We  then  moved  on  the  road 
leading  to  Kernstown,  some  two  or  three  miles,  and 
again  halted.  After  some  vexatious  delay  the  regiment 
again  resumed  the  march  and  soon  reached  the  scene  of 
the  action,  which  was  about  seven  miles  from  Winches 
ter.  The  enemy  were  under  General  Thomas  J.  Jack 
son  (Stonewall).  His  right  extending  across  the  Pike  lead 
ing  to  Strasburg,  and  his  forces  on  his  left  masked  behind 
a  stone  fence,  while  at  the  rear  for  a  considerable  distance 
the  ground  was  a  gradual  ascent  covered  with  stumps 
and  wood  which  were  well  used  as  cover.  The  Twenty- 
ninth  regiment  and  its  brigade  was  moved  to  the  ex 
treme  right  of  the  line,  and,  formed  in  close  column,  by 
division,  moved  forward  through  the  timber  to  the  at 
tack.  At  close  range  the  rebels  opened  a  heavy  fire,  but 
we  continued  to  advance,  halting  at  a  small  ravine  where 
we  deployed  in  line  of  battle,  and  in  this  position  a  sharp 
and  determined  engagement  ensued.  The  distance 
between  the  opposing  forces  did  not  exceed  sixteen 
rods.  Late  in  the  afternoon  an  order  was  given  the 
Third  brigade  to  charge  the  rebel  line.  Quick  as  thought 
the  whole  line  sprang  forward,  and  with  cheers  sounding 
above  the  roar  of  the  conflict,  in  the  teeth  of  a  murder 
ous  fire,  swept  down  over  the  stone  wall  and  at  the  bay 
onet's  point  drove  the  enemy  from  their  chosen  position. 
To  the  rear  they  fled  until  reaching  their  artillery,  where 
another  stand  was  made  and  a  rally  attempted.  The 
Union  lead  poured  into  their  ranks  with  such  deadly  ef 
fect  that  they  soon  became  panic-stricken,  and  in  the 
greatest  disorder  retreated  in  whatever  direction  best 
offered  an  avenue  of  escape,  and  Stonewall  Jackson,  the 


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pride  of  the  South  and  by  many  considered  the  bravest 
general  in  the  rebel  army,  was  whipped,  and  that,  too,  by 
a  force  much  inferior  in  numbers,  many  of  whom  had 
•never  faced  death  before. 

To  make  the  victory  still  more  sure  our  forces  followed 
the  disordered  mass  of  fleeing  rebels  and  captured  many 
prisoners,  until  darkness  closed  over  all,  when  our  brave 
boys  returned  to  rest  upon  their  laurels  upon  the  bloody 
field  of  carnage,  bury  the  dead  and  care  for  the  wound 
ed.  The  result  of  this  battle  was  a  loss  to  the  rebels  of 
the  Shenandoah  valley,  at  that  time  of  great  importance 
to  them,  with  casualties  amounting  to  some  five  hundred 
men  killed,  wounded,  and  left  on  the  field,  and  three 
hundred  prisoners.  The  loss  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regi 
ment  in  this  action  was  :  Five  killed,  seven  wounded, 
two  missing;  aggregate  fourteen.  See  casualties  at  the 
•close  of  the  volume  for  names. 


42  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Pursuit   of    Jackson — The    "Long"    March— Fredericksburg  to  Front. 
Royal — March  to  Waynesboro. 

At  early  dawn  on  the  morning  of  March  24th  the 
Union  army  pushed  forward  in  pursuit  of  the  retreating 
rebels.  The  Twenty-ninth  deployed  as  skirmishes  in, 
the  advance.  Many  wounded  Confederates  were  found 
in  private  houses  along  the  line  of  march.  About  noon 
the  dashing  rebel  cavalry  officer  Ashby  came  from  cover 
and  suddenly  swooped  down  upon  the  regiment  with 
aheavy  cavalry  force.  Rallying  by  companies  and 
forming  squares,  a  well  directed  volley  soon  sent 
the  rebels  in  haste  to  the  rear.  The  pursuit  of 
the  fleeing  rebels  was  continued  until  nightfall,  when 
the  regiment  went  into  bivouac  near  Cedar  creek.  The 
next  morning  (25th)  our  columns  again  pushed  forward 
until  reaching  a  point  a  little  in  advance  of  Strasburg, 
where  a  halt  was  ordered  and  a  camp  (Kimball,)  estab 
lished.  Here  we  remained  for  some  time,  making  fre 
quent  raids  into  the  surrounding  country  and  skirmish 
ing  almost  daily  with  the  enemy. 

April  ist  the  regiment  again  moved  after  the  retreat 
ing  army,  and  about  daylight  on  the  following  morning 
indulged  in  some  artillery  firing  with  the  rebel  rear 
guards.  During  the  month  of  April  the  regiment 
marched  up  the  valley  as  far  as  Newmarket,  passing  the 
towns  of  Woodstock  and  Mount  Jackson.  At  the  latter 
place  a  hospital  was  established,  and  companies  G  and 
E  were  detailed  for  provost,  and  other  duties,  in  and 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  43. 

around  Mount  Jackson,  while  the  remainder  of  the  regi 
ment  moved  up  the  valley  to  Camp  Thurburn  and  con 
tinued  the  usual  picket,  camp,  and  guard  duties. 

May  3d  left  camp  and  marched  up  the  valley  in  the 
direction  of  Harrisburg;  halted  about  three  miles  from 
town  and  camped  for  the  night.  May  5th,  returned 
from  near  the  town  of  Harrisburg  and  went  into  camp 
four  miles  above  Newmarket,  where  the  regiment  re 
mained  until  the  i2th  day  of  May,  when  it  left  the 
Shenandoah  valley  at  Newmarket  on  the  long  march  to 
Fredericksburg,  marched  to  Luray,  and  encamped  for 
the  night  (marched  eighteen  miles).  Thirteenth,  moved 
at  7  A.  M.  The  Twenty-ninth,  was  detailed  as  rear  guard- 
Fourteenth,  marched  at  6,  reached  Front  Royal  at  3:30 
p.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night.  Fifteenth,  marched  at  9  A. 
M.,  traveled  thirteen  miles,  and  went  into  camp.  Six 
teenth,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M.,  reached  Gains'  Cross 
Road,  and  camped  for  the  night,  (marched  ten  miles). 
May  1 7th,  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  and  reached  Warrenton 
(distance  of  eighteen  miles),  and  went  into  camp  for  the 
night.  Sunday,  May  i8th,  remained  in  camp.  Mon 
day,  i Qth,  marched  at  5  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  at  3  P.  M.. 
reached  the  Orange  &  Alexandria  railroad  at  Catlet's 
Station,  and  went  into  camp.  Remained  until  May  2ist, 
when  the  regiment  again  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  halting  at 
10:30  p.  M.  for  the  night.  Twenty-second,  marched  at 
7  A.  M.,  reached  Falmouth  in  the  evening,  and  went  into 
camp.  Friday,  May  23d,  the  army  under  Major-general 
McDowell  was  reviewed  by  Abraham  Lincoln,  the  Presi 
dent  of  the  United  States,  with  satisfactory  results. 
Sunday,  25th,  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  and  at  4:30  went 
into  camp.  Twenty-sixth,  marched  at  5  A.  M.,  and 
camped  for  the  night  at  Catlet's  Station.  Twenty- 
seventh,  marched  some  four  miles  on  the  Manassas  Gap, 


44  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

railroad,  and  went  into  camp.  Twenty-eighth,  marched 
at  5  A.  M.  past  White  Plains:  after  tramping  fifteen  miles 
went  into  camp.  Twenty-ninth,  marched  at  7  o'clock 
A.  M.  in  the  direction  of  Front  Royal,  reached  Rector- 
town  at  4  o'clock  p.  M.,  and  two  hours  later  fell  in,  in 
light  marching  order,  and  moved  forward,  leaving  the 
baggage  until  May  3ist,  when  at  4  o'clock  A.  M.  it 
moved  forward  towards  Front  Royal,  reaching  Pied 
mont  at  9  A.  M.,  and  Markham  at  4  p.  M.;  moved  to 
within  six  miles  of  Front  Royal,  and  camped  for  the 
night.  June  ist,  marched  to  Front  Royal,  and  at  4  P. 
M.  moved  forward  some  three  miles  on  the  Luray  road, 
and  went  into  camp.  June  2d,  marched  at  6  A.  M., 
marched  thirteen  miles,  and  went  into  camp.  Third, 
marched  at  7  A.  M.,  reached  Luray  at  12  M.,  passed 
through  the  town  on  the  Newmarket  road,  some  two 
miles  and  camped.  Fourth,  remained  in  camp  all  day. 
Fifth,  marched  at  5  A.  M.,  marched  four  miles,  halted, 
put  up  our  tents,  and  prepared  to  be  comfortable,  when 
at  3  o'clock  P.  M.  we  were  ordered  to  move.  This  was 
occasioned  by  the  close  proximity  of  the  rebel  batteries 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river.  The  regiment  marched 
about  one  mile  and  again  halted  for  the  night.  Sixth, 
ordered  to  march  at  4  A.  M.,  fell  into  line  at  5,  moved 
two  miles,  halted,  stacked  arms,  soon  fell  in  and 
marched  about  two  miles  farther,  pitched  our  tents,  and 
•at  6  P.  M.  fell  in  and  marched  back  to  the  place  the  regi 
ment  left  in  the  morning,  where  we  arrived  at  12  at 
night,  and  went  into  camp.  Saturday,  7th,  the  regiment 
was  up  at  4  A.  M.  and  marched  at  9  A.  M.  (the  baggage 
was  ordered  to  Luray  and  Front  Royal;  Sergeant  C.  H. 
Edgerly  and  Private  Willard  Denison,  of  Company  H, 
were  furloughed  home  for  thirty  days),  marched  up  the 
cast  bank  of  the  Shenandoah  river,  a  distance  of  four- 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  45: 

teen  miles,  halted  at  6  P.  M.,  and  went  into  camp. 
Eighth,  marched  at  4  A.  M.,  halted  at  6:30  for  breakfast, 
and  at  8:15  again  moved  forward;  soon  heard  the  artillery 
firing  at  Cross  Keys  on  the  west  side  of  the  Shenandoah 
river  and  mountain.  The  regiment  moved  on  up  the 
river  and  about  5  o'clock  p.  M.  were  in  sight  of  the 
rebels,  whose  ambulances  and  train  were  moving  rapidly 
in  retreat  in  the  direction  of  Port  Republic  from  the 
battle  of  Cross  Keys.  The  Union  forces  were  under 
the  command  of  Major-general  John  C.  Fremont,  and 
the  Confederate  army  commanded  by  Major-general 
Thomas  J.  Jackson.  The  Union  army  took  shelter  in  a 
strip  of  woods  at  the  base  of  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountain, 
near  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  and  bivouacked  for  the 
night. 


46  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 


CHAPTER  V. 

Battle  of  Port  Republic — The  Twenty-ninth  Suffer  Great  Loss. 

On  June  gth,  in  the  dim  light  of  early  morning  the 
-enemy  began  to  move,  and  soon  our  artillery  opened  a 
brisk  fire  on  them.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  under 
command  of  Colonel  Buckley,  was  ordered  to  fall  in, 
.and  at  6:45  o'clock  marched  out  of  the  timber  into  the 
open  field,  and  moved  forward  a  short  distance,  when 
the  men  unslung  knapsacks  and  other  equipage  and, 
reduced  to  light  marching  order,  advanced  by  the  right 
flank,  and  when  near  the  rebel  position  came  into  line 
on  the  double  quick.  While  doing  so  we  were  obliged 
to  pass  a  board  fence  ;  and  at  this  critical  time  the  rebels 
opened  a  heavy  fire  of  musketry,  but  the  regiment 
moved  steadily  forward  and  took  position  in  the  open 
field.  The  rebels  in  front  of  our  right  wing  were  behind 
a  strong  post  and  rail  fence. 

From  the  base  of  the  mountain  to  the  Shenandoah 
river  was  about  one-half  mile.  The  extreme  left  of  our 
line  extended  into  the  timber  and  near  the  base  of  the 
'  mountain  with  the  right  flank  extending  to  the  river. 
The  Fifth,  Sixty-sixth  and  Seventh  Ohio  regiments  were 
•on  our  left,  and  the  Seventh  Virginia,  Seventh,  Thirteenth 
and  Fourteenth  Indiana  on  our  right.  The  Twenty- 
ninth  being  about  the  right  center  regiment  during  the 
battle,  and  at  this  time  in  support  of  Huntington's  bat 
tery,  which  was  belching  forth  its  shot  and  shell,  doing 
deadly  execution  in  the  ranks  of  the  advancing  rebels. 
When  in  close  range  the  rebels  charged.  Reserving  our 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  47 

fire  until  they  were  almost  upon  us,  the  order  was  given, 
and  with  a  yell  the  entire  line  poured  its  leaden  hail 
into  the  gray  clad  columns  of  the  chivalry,  producing 
fearful  slaughter,  and  following  with  a  charge  so  impetu 
ous  that  they  were  forced  to  retire  from  their  secure  posi 
tion  behind  the  fence,  and  here,  for  more  than  three 
hours  and  a  half,  our  brave  fellows,  though  outnumbered 
ten  to  one  by  the  enemy  and  fighting  against  fate,  kept 
them  at  bay  and  held  the  position.  During  this  charge 
it  is  said  that  Allen  Mason,  of  company  C,  Twenty- 
ninth  regiment,  captured  the  colors  of  the  Seventh 
Louisiana  Tigers,  and  Lieutenant  Gregory  and  a  part  of 
company  F  made  prisoners  of  twenty-five  of  the  same 
regiment.  At  last  the  little  handfull,  who  had  so  gal 
lantly  contended  against  such  fearful  odds,  were  forced 
to  retire.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  moved  to  the  rear, 
perhaps  an  eighth  of  a  mile,  and  came  to  a  halt,  holding 
the  rebel  forces  in  check  until  the  entire  Union  forces 
had  passed  to  the  rear.  In  the  meantime  the  rebels  had 
opened  fire  upon  us  with  a  battery  at  close  range,  which 
did  fearful  execution  in  our  rapidly  decimating  ranks. 
When  all  our  troops  had  passed,  our  regiment  faced  to 
the  right  and  moved  obliquely  into  the  timber;  the  rebels 
in  the  meantime  passed  down  the  road  and  we  were 
nearly  surrounded,  and  now,  for  a  distance  of  nearly 
two  miles  occurred  a  desperate  struggle  for  freedom, 
The  men  fought  with  the  desperation  born  of  despair. 
Brave  old  Colonel  Buckley  (who  before  beginning  the 
day's  business  addressed  the  regiment,  saying :  "  Aim 
low,  men,  and  at  every  shot  let  a  traitor  fall  !")  on 
foot,  his  own  and  one  other  horse  having  been  disabled 
by  a  shot,  rallied  the  men,  and  with  sword  in  hand  with 
them  succeeded  in  cutting  their  way  through  the  cordon 
of  gray  devils  almost  surrounding  them,  and  escaped  to 


48  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

the  mountains  near,  where  some  one  hundred  men  of  the 
different  regiments  of  the  Third  brigade,  with  Colonel 
Buckley  at  their  head,  bivouacked  for  the  night.  The 
small  remainder  of  the  regiment,  except  those  killed,, 
wounded  or  captured,  succeeded  in  reaching  the  main 
army.  Captain  Baldwin  says  that  those  who  reached  the 
main  army  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  numbered  only 
thirteen  officers  and  men. 

The  night  succeeding  this  eventful  day  of  blood  and 
carnage  was  spent  amid  the  gloom  and  darkness  of  the 
forest.  The  men  gathered  about  their  brave  commander 
as  if  to  shield  him  from  the  damps  of  night,  their . 
thoughts  turning  meanwhile  to  the  absent  comrades, 
many  of  whom,  how  many  they  knew  not,  were  lying, 
still  and  ghastly,  upon  the  bloody  field,  a  sacrifice  to  the 
incompetency  of  the  general  commanding.  The  day 
following,  the  little  band  began  its  weary  march  to  the 
rear,  seeking  shelter  at  night  in  some  unused  furnace 
buildings.  The  next  day  they  came  in  sight  of  the  rear 
guard  of  the  retreating  army,  where  they  found  the  small 
remnant  of  the  Twenty-ninth,  who  had  escaped  death  or 
capture,  and  who,  when  they  saw  their  beloved  colonel 
alive  and  well,  fairly  rent  the  very  heavens  above  with 
their  glad  shouts  of  welcome. 

The  number  of  the  Union  army  engaged  in  this  battle 
was  some  twenty-five  hundred,  and  could  form  but  one 
line  of  battle,  while  Stonewall  Jackson's  official  report 
shows  his  army  to  have  numbered  some  thirty-four  thous 
and.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  lost  heavily  in  this 
battle.  The  aggregate  was  :  Killed,  12  ;  wounded,  33  ; 
captured,  105  ;  total,  150, 

After  the  battle  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  moved 
down  the  valley  to  Luray,  where  the  command  encamped 
for  a  few  days'  rest,  then  forward  to  Front  Royal,  and  on 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  49 

to  Alexandria,  reaching  that  point  on  June  27th,  en 
camping  on  a  rise  of  ground  immediately  adjacent  to 
the  line  of  fortifications.  The  Third  brigade  was  now 
composed  of  the  Seventh,  Fifth,  Sixty-sixth,  and  Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  regiments,  in  the  order  named.  General 
Shields  having  resigned  by  reason  of  McDowell's  mis 
representations  in  relation  to  the  ill-advised  battle  of 
Port  Republic,  General  Sturgis,  who  has  recently  re 
ceived  so  much  adverse  criticism  through  the  press  of 
the  country,  for  his  brutal  and  inhuman  treatment  of  his 
men,  was  placed  temporarily  in  command.  After  lying 
at  this  point  for  nearly  one  month  orders  were  received 
to  move  to  the  aid  of  General  McClellan  on  the  Penin 
sula,  and  we  embarked  on  transports,  but  the  order 
was  countermanded  and  the  Third  brigade  marched 
back  to  its  old  camp. 

July  25th  we  were  ordered  to  join  the  force  of  General 
Pope,  then  marching  via  Warrenton  to  the  Rapidan 
river.  Proceeding  by  rail  to  the  former  point  the  bri 
gade  was  reorganized  and  attached  to  Banks'  Second 
corps,  afterwards  changed  to  the  Twelfth  army  corps,  as 
the  First  brigade  of  General  Augur's  Second  division. 
After  a  few  days  of  "  masterly  inactivity  "  we  marched 
in  the  direction  of  Luray.  Debouching  to  the  left  on 
the  road  leading  southward  toward  the  Rapidan,  we  soon 
reached  Little  Washington  and  went  into  camp.  While 
here  the  troops  were  reviewed  by  Generals  Pope  and 
Banks,  who  complimented  our  brigade  very  highly  upon 
its  perfection  in  drill  and  discipline.  General  Tyler  was 
here  ordered  to  Washington,  and  Brigadier-general  John 
W.  Geary,  late  colonel  of  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsyl 
vania  infantry  volunteers,  was  placed  in  command  of  our 
brigade.  His  regiment  and  Knapp's  battery  were  also 

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50  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

assigned  to  the  brigade.  A  forward  movement  in  the 
direction  of  Culpeper  Court  House,  Virginia  (on  the 
Rapidan),  was  begun  on  August  8th.  Here  the  Con 
federates  were  preparing  defences,  and  at  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  some  seven  miles  to  the  southwest  of  our  position, 
they  were  strongly  fortified. 


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CHAPTER  VI. 

1862. 

Cedar  Mountain — Battle-  Severe  Loss  of  Life — Forward  to  Alexandria. 
August  8th,  the  regiment  moved  at  2  o'clock,  advanced 
to  Culpeper  Court  House,  and  went  into  camp  ;  and 
at  10:40,  on  the  morning  of  August  Qth,  moved  forward 
in  the  direction  of  Cedar  mountain.  Halted  a  short 
time,  and  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  regiment  was 
sent  to  the  right  on  an  eminence  as  signal  guard.  The 
remainder  of  the  brigade  soon  advanced,  halting  at 
intervals,  as  the  day  was  insufferably  hot  (several  men 
died  this  day  of  sunstroke).  At  last,  passing  through  a 
piece  of  timber,  we  approached  the  open  field  with  a 
rolling  country  in  our  front,  and  at  1:30,  while  making 
preparations  for  dinner  (near  a  fine  spring  of  water), 
skirmishing  and  artillery  firing  was  heard  on  our  right, 
which  continued  at  intervals  until  3:45,  when  the  rebels 
appeared  in  heavy  force,  ready  for  battle,  and  the  Union 
lines  were  formed  without  delay.  The  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  (commanded  by  Captain  W.  F.  Stevens,  of 
Company  B,)  was  ordered  to  advance  and  take  position 
in  rear  of  a  battery  which  had  been  placed  on  a  ridge. 
Here  the  regiment  took  position,  the  right  resting  on 
the  road,  and  the  left  extending  into  the  field,  covered 
from  the  enemy  by  the  hill  on  which  the  battery 
was  placed.  The  Twenty-ninth,  with  other  regiments  of 
the  brigade,  was  about  on  the  right  of  the  left  wing  of 
the  line  in  open  field,  while  the  right  wing  extended 
across  the  road,  and  into  the  timber.  The  regiment 


52  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

remained  in  this  position,  supporting  the  battery,  and 
receiving  a  heavy  fire  from  the  rebel  artillery  in  our  front. 
Here  several  men  were  wounded. 

At  5  o'clock  P.  M.,  we  moved  over  the  crest  of  the 
hill,  to  a  cornfield  some  distance  in  advance  of  our  pre 
vious  position.  During  the  advance  to  this  new  position 
a  terrific  cannonade  opened  on  us,  dealing  great  destruc 
tion  to  our  ranks.  Apparently  every  cannon  of  the 
enemy  was  let  loose  against  us,  but  J we  never  faltered  in 
this  march  of  death,  despite  the  terrible  missiles  that 
were  tearing  through  our  bleeding  ranks.  Comrades 
were  falling,  and  brothers  dying.  The  mangled  and 
bleeding  victims  of  the  fury  and  violence  of  war  were  left 
thick  around  us,  making  the  ground  sacred  on  which 
they  fell;  but  we  wavered  not.  Reaching  a  low  piece 
of  ground,  we  halted,  and  were  ordered  to  lie  down 
and  continue  firing.  We  remained  for  one  hour  in  the 
open  field,  exposed  to  this  furious  storm  of  grape  and 
canister,  shot  and  shell.  Comrades  gave  up  their  lives 
so  gently  that  it  was  scarce  possible  to  tell  the  living 
from  the  dead.  The  fatal  missile  struck  the  victim, 
leaving  the  lifeless  clay  in  the  same  attitude  which  the 
living  body  occupied.  During  the  fatal  period  death 
assumed  a  real  character  while  life  seemed  but  a  dream. 
The  engagement  had  now  become  general.  The  brigade 
of  General  Prince  came  up,  and  formed  on  the  left  of 
our  regiment.  The  Sixty-sixth,  Fifth,  and  Seventh  Ohio 
regiments  were  formed  on  our  right,  in  the  order  named. 
(The  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  regiment  was  not  with 
us  in  this  engagement.) 

At  a  given  signal  the  brigade  arose  and,  with  defiant 
yells,  rushed  forward  to  the  charge,  Prince's  brigade  on 
the  left  moved  forward  with  us.  A  sheet  of  flame  and 
smoke  burst  forth  from  rebel  batteries,  musketry  replied 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  53 

to  musketry,  bayonet  clashed  with  bayonet,  and  cheers 
rang  out  against  cheers,  as  one  side  or  the  other  gained 
the  advantage  in  this  deadly  conflict.  Daring  warmed 
into  rashness,  and  bravery  into  recklessness.  Hurrah  ! 
we  force  them  back,  their  line  is  broken,  a  battery  is 
almost  within  our  grasp;  when  in  this  moment  of  seem 
ing  certain  victory,  fresh  columns  of  rebel  infantry  rush 
upon  us  on  the  double-quick,  masked  batteries  open  on 
us  at  the  same  moment  a  most  furious  enfilading  fire, 
causing  our  brave  boys  to  reel  and  stagger.  An . 
order  comes  for  us  to  retire,  when  three-fourths  of  our 
regiment  have  been  placed  out  of  the  fight — dead  or 
wounded.  Slowly  and  sadly  the  remaining  few  obey  the 
order,  keeping  our  faces  to  the  foe  until  fresh  troops 
arrive  to  take  our  places,  when  we  resume  our  position 
in  the  reserve  near  Telegraph  hill.  Each  regiment  of 
the  brigade  had  done  nobly,  but  all  alike  had  suffered 
a  loss  so  great  that  the  four  regiments  together  could 
not  show  a  respectable  facing  front  for  one  regiment. 
As  night  settled  over  the  field  of  carnage  and  of  death 
our  entire  army  corps  withdrew  to  the  position  it  held 
early  in  the  day,  but  our  artillery  kept  up  a  desultory 
firing,  with  but  short  intervals  during  the  night. 

The  casualties  of  this  battle  were:  Killed,  n; 
wounded,  26;  missing,  12.  Total,  49. 

Private  George  Williams,  company  F,  came  off  the 
field  with  his  third  gun — two  having  been  shot  from  his 
hands. 

During  August  loth  and  nth  skirmishing  continued. 
In  the  afternoon  of  the  last-named  day  the  2Qth  regi 
ment  was  inspected.  Adjutant  Storer  reported  eighty- 
three  men  only  present  for  duty. 

The  Union  army  remained  on  the  field  three  days, 
retiring,  on  August  i2th,  to  Culpeper  Court  House, 


54  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

where  it  encamped.  Our  pickets,  going  over  the  battle 
field  on  the  i3th,  reported  that  dead  horses  were  piled 
in  promiscuous  positions;  dismounted  cannons,  wrecked 
caissons,  and  broken  fire-arms  were  everywhere,  while 
the  graves  of  the  fallen,  singly  and  in  trenches,  were 
scattered  over  the  entire  field,  only  the  freshly  heaped 
up  earth  marking  the  spots.  In  one  spot  were  the 
unburied  bodies  of  a  boy  in  blue  and  one  in  gray,  their 
arms  interlocked  as  their  brave  souls  went  out  to  the 
God  who  gave  them,  the  one  for  the  right,  the  other,  it 
is  hoped,  forgiven  for  his  misguided  championship  of 
the  wrong. 

Twelfth,  marched  to  Culpeper  Court  House,  and  went 
into  camp.  i3th,  put  up  tents  and  prepared  to  live. 
i4th,  and  all  is  quiet.  i5th,  another  inspection  and  re 
view.  There  is  one  consolation  if  we  do  have  inspec 
tion- every  other  day,  there  are  so  few  men  left  that  but 
little  time  is  consumed  in  doing  so.  i6th,  iyth,  and 
1 8th,  still  in  camp;  was  inspected  again,  and  at  6  o'clock 
on  the  evening  of  the  latter  day,  struck  tents  under 
orders  to  march;  slept  on  our  arms  that  night.  iQth, 
marched  at  10  A.  M.,  north  to  the  Rappahannock,  a  dis 
tance  of  eleven  miles,  and  went  into  camp.  Had  only 
a  small  quantity  of  green  corn  to  eat.  2oth,  all  quiet  in 
camp.  2ist,  at  6  A.  M.  firing  began,  and  was  kept  up 
along  the  line  all  day;  at  7  in  the  evening  the  regiment, 
under  command  of  Captain  Schoonover,  marched  two 
miles  and  halted;  company  H  was  sent  forward  to  the 
picket  line,  and  the  regiment  moved  at  6:30  A.  M.  along 
the  Rappahannock;  halted  at  9:30;  after  a  brief  rest  the 
regiment  again  fell  in,  and  marched  till  12  at  noon  with 
out  breakfast ;  sharp  firing  along  the  line;  halted  until 
6*  o'clock  P.  M.;  moved  up  the  Rappahannock  river 
two  miles,  halted,  stacked  arms,  and  remained  up  nearly 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  55 

all  night ;  (rainy)  no  tents  or  blankets,  made  our  bed 
of  rails.  Saturday,  August  23d,  at  6  o'clock  A.  M.  the 
artillery  opened  fire,  and  continued  until  1 1  o'clock  p, 
M. ;  remained  on  our  arms  all  day;  at  10  o'clock  p.  M. 
moved  a  short  distance  up  the  river,  and  the  Twenty- 
ninth  went  on  picket.  24th,  and  all  is  quiet;  at  9:30 
A.  M.  the  artillery  commenced  firing,  which  was  kept  up 
continually  during  the  day.  25th,  artillery  and  musketry 
firing  all  along  the  line;  at  8  o'clock  p.  M.  the  Twenty- 
ninth  with  its  brigade  moved  up  the  river  four  miles  and 
camped  for  the  night.  26th,  no  rations  for  breakfast, 
but  after  a  short  time  some  green  corn  was  procured, 
which  filled  the  bill.  At  8  A.  M.  the  artillery  dueling  again 
commenced  and  was  kept  up  the  remainder  of  the  day. 
The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  moved  one-half  mile  for 
shelter,  remained  here  until  9  p.  M.,  when  it  marched 
forward  until  3  o'clock  A.  M.,  of  the  2yth;  halted,  moved 
forward  a  distance  of  three  miles,  and  again  halted.  At 
i  o'clock  P.  M.,  moved  in  the  direction  of  Warrenton 
Junction,  and  camped  for  the  night  (no  rations  for  sup 
per  or  breakfast).  On  the  morning  of  the  28th  day  of 
August,  the  regiment  moved  at  5  A.  M.,  marched  three 
miles  and  halted,  drew  rations  and  moved  on  in  the 
direction  of  Bristow  station,  and  camped  tor  the  night. 
Heavy  firing  in  our  advance  all  day.  29th,  remained  in 
camp,  about  two  miles  above  Bristow  station.  3oth, 
marched  at  6  o'clock  A.  M.  and  halted  at  Bristow  station, 
and  remained  till  5  o'clock  p.  M.,  when  the  enemy  was 
reported  in  our  rear.  The  sick  and  disabled  were  moved 
to  Alexandria  and  other  points.  August  3ist,  teams  and 
trains  containing  camp  and  garrison  equipage  and  other 
army  supplies,  were  moved  in  the  direction  of  Fairfax 
Court  House. 

During  the  campaign  under  Major-general  Pope  from 


56  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

August  20th  until  the  regiment  reached  Alexandria  on 
the  2d  day  of  September,  1862,  it  was  one  continuous 
march  and  counter-march,  by  day  and  night,  moving  up 
the  Rappahannock  as  far  as  White  Sulphur  Springs.  On 
the  29th  and  3oth  of  August  near  the  Bull  Run  battle 
ground.  A  very  hard  battle  was  fought,  in  which  the 
Nationals  were  forced  from  the  field,  and  again  late  in 
the  afternoon  on  the  ist  day  of  September  at  Chantilly, 
a  short  distance  from  Fairfax  Court  House,  a  sanguinary 
battle  was  fought,  which  continued  late  in  the  evening. 
In  this  last  engagement  the  Nationals  held  the  field  at 
night,  and  on  the  2d  the  Union  army  fell  back  within 
the  fortifications  around  Washington  city.  During  the 
last  two  or  three  days  of  the  above  campaign  the  Twen 
ty-ninth  regiment  was  completely  cut  off  from  the  main 
army,  as  it  had  been  ordered  to  guard  the  quartermaster 
stores  with  other  government  property  on  the  railroad 
at  and  near  Bristow  station,  and  when  ordered  to  join  its 
brigade  it  found  the  enemy  in  the  rear,  so  that  it  was 
only  by  a  circuitous  route  in  the  direction  of  Brintsville, 
and  a  forced  march  that  it  reached  the  Chantilly  bat 
tlefield  during  the  engagement,  on  September  ist. 
Here  it  bivouacked  for  the  night,  and  on  the  following 
day  marched  to  Arlington  heights,  via  Alexandria,  where 
it  went  into  camp: 

During  the  last  twelve  days  of  the  campaign  the 
Twenty-ninth  suffered  severely  for  rations  and  rest,  it 
being  on  the  march,  under  fire,  and  on  the  skirmish  line 
the  entire  time.  When  we  reached  Fairfax  station,  on 
the  platform  of  the  depot  we  found  an  immense  table 
upon  which  our  wounded  boys  were  being  subjected  to 
the  ofttimes  bungling  butchery  of  ignorant  alleged 
surgeons,  a  number  of  whom  were  busily  engaged  in 
depriving  the  poor  fellows  under  their  charge  of  wounded 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  57 

legs  and  arms,  and  in  many  cases  hastening  their  death 
thereby.  This  worse  than  murder  by  men,  the  majority 
of  whom,  when  at  home,  had  never  even  witnessed  a 
capita]  operation,  cannot  be  too  highly  condemned. 
{The  writer  is  personally  acquainted  with  professional 
men  of  this  sort,  who  came  out  of  the  service  first-class 
carvers,  but  the  number  of  brave  fellows  sacrificed  to 
bring  about  this  state  of  proficiency  is  unknown.)  It 
was  now  ascertained  that  the  Confederate  army  of 
General  Lee  was  making  rapid  marches  towards  Mary 
land.  To  checkmate  this  movement  our  columns  were 
at  once  ordered  on  a  retrograde  movement  in  the  direc 
tion  of  Washington.  Reaching  Alexandria,  we  passed 
up  the  Potomac,  crossing  at  the  long  bridge,  and  mov 
ing  forward  to  Georgetown  where  a  halt  of  one  day  was 
made,  the  command  departing  the  following  morning 
for  Frederick  City,  Maryland,  which  was  said  to  be  occu 
pied  by  the  rebels.  A  day's  march  brought  us  beyond 
Rockville,  Maryland,  where  we  encamped  for  the  night. 
At  2  o'clock,  on  the  afternoon  of  September  5th,  the 
regiment  marched  to  Monocacy  Junction,  where  the 
rebels  had  a  short  time  previous  destroyed  the  railroad 
bridge. 


58  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


CHAPTER  VII. 

Frederick  City — Recruits — Dumfries. 

The  regiment  remained  at  Monocacy  junction,  guard 
ing  the  immense  supply  trains  which  had  accumulated 
here  by  reason  of  the  burned  bridge.  Sergeant  Bald 
win  relates  that  a  lot  of  rebel  prisoners  passed  Mono 
cacy  bridge,  one  of  whom  claimed  to  have  fired  seven 
shots  at  Colonel  Buckley  at  the  battle  of  Port  Republic, 
but  without  effect.  About  September  i3th,  the  bridge 
having  beeo  replaced,  we  moved  on  to  Frederick  city, 
Maryland.  Here  we  engaged  in  camp,  picket,  and  pro 
vost  duty,  and  a  large  number  of  the  men  were  detailed 
to  care  for  the  wounded  from  the  battlefields  of  South 
Mountain  and  Antietam,  September  i4th  and  lyth. 

In  the  meantime  we  were  joined  by  a  large  number  of 
recruits,  amongst  which  was  a  brigade  cornet  band,  com 
posed  of  the  following  members  :  George  Shaw,  leader; 
Everett  Shaw,  assistant  leader ;  J.  G.  Caskey,  Jacob 
Koplin,  Sylvanus  Hile,  Columbus  Ferguson,  N.  G. 
Hartman,  Christian  Hardag,  William  Kurtz,  George 
Metcalf,  James  Lyon,  "  Bige "  Nickerson,  Benjamin 
Snyder,  George  Turney,  Micajah  Rice,  Bennett  Wads- 
worth,  Edward  White,  Frank  Waltz,  Eli  Waltz;  Gurley 
G.  Crane,  drum  major. 

November  25th,  Colonel  Clark  says  :  "  Patiently 
waiting  in  camp.  '  Dress  parade  '  to-day,  the  first  many 
of  us  have  seen  since  May  last.  Only  about  two  hun 
dred  men  in  line.  Remembering  how  far  our  line 
reached  at  Camp  Giddings,  our  force  looks  small  in 
deed." 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  5^ 

November  2yth.  "Cold  and  raw.  A  fierce  gale 
makes  our  canvas  houses  rock  like  cradles.  We  are 
now  having  an  easy  time;  that  is  all  but  the  men  and  the 
mules.  Our  men  go  on  duty  every  other  day.  As  to 
rations,  don't  think  any  of  us  will  get  the  gout." 

November  27th.  "Thanksgiving. — 'Distance  lends 
enchantment,'  etc.,  to  turkeys,  chickens,  pies,  and  fix- 
in's  that  make  good  cheer  at  home.  Well,  some  of  us 
are  thankful — that  we  are  here  instead  of  being  locked 
up  in  those  dirty  rebel  prisons.  Nine  of  our  officers  and 
a  large  number  of  our  men  have  just  been  released. 
This  inactivity  is  irksome  to  the  voluntee'r  who  has 
business  at  home  needing  his  attention.  We  hardly 
think  Burnside  will  reach  Richmond  via  Fredericksburg 
unless  he  goes  as  some  of  us  did — as  prisoners." 

On  the  loth  day  of  December,  1862,  the  regiment 
struck  tents  at  Frederick  City,  Maryland,  and  moved  by 
cars  in  the  direction  of  Harper's  Ferry.  At  Sandy 
Hook  a  halt  was  made  for  the  night;  slept  in  freight 
cars;  suffered  severely  from  cold.  The  following  day 
marched  at  6  A.  M.  About  noon  crossed  the  Potomac 
and  Shenandoah  rivers  into  Virginia  ;  marched  about  nine 
miles  and  camped  for  the  night.  Twelfth,  marched  at  3, 
p.  M.  some  nine  miles  and  went  into  camp.  Thirteenth, 
moved  at  6  A.  M.,  marched  twelve  miles,  halted  for  din 
ner,  passed  through  Leesburg,  and  camped  for  the  night. 
Fourteenth,  marched  at  sunrise,  passed  through  Fairfax 
Court  House  to  the  station,  where  we  encamped. 
Fifteenth,  marched  till  about  4  P.  M.,  crossed  Broad  run 
and  encamped  for  the  night.  Sixteenth,  marched  four 
miles  in  rain,  snow,  and  mud;  at  12  M.  halted  for  din 
ner;  had  a  fight  with  a  Pennsylvania  regiment  over  some 
rails  that  had  been  collected  from  the  fence.  These  we 
used  for  wood  occasionally  in  preparing  our  meals.  I 


60  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

is  perhaps  unnecessary  to  mention  that  the  Twenty- 
ninth  boys  enjoyed  good  fires  to-day.  In  the  afternoon 
the  Twenty-ninth  went  on  picket  one  mile  to  the  rear. 
Seventeenth,  brigade  counter-marched  to  Fairfax  station, 
where  it  remained  until  the  ipth,  when  it  moved  south 
east  about  one  and  one-half  miles  to  an  orchard,  where 
it  encamped,  and  where  it  remained  until  the  27th, 
when  it  marched  at  9  A.  M;  reached  Broad  run 
late  in  the  evening.  On  the  hill  on  the  south  side  of 
the  creek  was  a  fort  occupied  by  rebels;  the  Twenty- 
ninth  crossed  the  creek,  halted,  loaded  their  guns,  and 
advanced,  and  a  red-hot  little  skirmish  ensued  at  the 
close  of  which  the  rebels  fell  back.  We  went  into  the 
fort,  sending  two  companies  out  in  the  road  leading 
towards  Dumfries  as  skirmishers.  The  regiment  re 
mained  on  arms  all  night;  cold  and  frosty.  Guns  are 
not  very  warm  bed-fellows.  Twenty-eighth,  marched  at 
7:30  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  in  advance  of  division.  About 
10  o'clock  met  some  rebel  cavalry;  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  deployed  into  line  of  battle,  a  few  shots  were 
fired,  and  the  rebels  fell  back.  One  man  wounded  in 
company  A.  While  in  this  position  Generals  Slocum, 
Geary,  and  Green  came  up;  a  battery  was  soon  in  posi 
tion  which  sent  a  few  shots  after  the  retreating  rebel 
cavalry.  In  the  afternoon  marched  through  the  woods 
on  right  of  road,  in  line  of  battle,  while  the  division 
moved  in  the  road ;  skirmishing  the  balance  of  the  day. 
At  dark  we  halted  three  miles  from  Dumfries  and 
camped  for  the  night.  Twenty-ninth,  reached  Dumfries' 
about  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  went  into  camp  on  the  side 
hill  in  the  woods  north  of  town. 

January  i,  1863,  the  regiment  and  its  brigade  re 
mained  at  Dumfries,  doing  camp  arid  picket  duty,  until 
January  i6th,  when  it  was  ordered  to  march  on  two 


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hours'  notice,  did  not  march.  On  the  iyth  and  i8th 
nothing  transpired  worthy  of  note.  On  the  ipth  the 
regiment  passed  in  grand  review  by  Colonel  Charles 
Canby,  of  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  infantry.  January  27th, 
General  Geary  visited  the  regiment  while  on  parade,  and 
complimented  us  on  our  discipline,  neat  appearance,  and 
soldierly  deportment.  February  2nd,  Colonel  L.  P. 
Buckley,  Adjutant  T.  S.  Winship,  Captain  E.  Burridge 
and  Lieutenant  Gregory,  of  company  F,  resigned  and 
went  home.  Lieutenant  J.  B.  Storer  was  made  adju 
tant,  and  Sergeant  H.  R.  Baldwin,  of  company  F,  pro 
moted  to  captain.  February  3d,  Companies  D  and  I 
were  detached  at  Dumfries  landing,  on  the  Potomac, 
about  four  miles  from  camp,  doing  guard  duty,  unload- 
ng  army  supplies  from  boats,  and  loading  the  Second 
Division  trains. 

On  the  i4th  some  musketry  firing  was  heard  in  the 
direction  of  Brentsville. 

March  gth,  Eli  Waltz,  of  Company  D,  and  a  member 
of  the  brigade  band,  died. 

April  1 6th,  Companies  D  and  I  moved  from  the  land 
ing,  and  joined  the  regiment. 

From  the  2Qth  day  of  December,  1862,  the  time  when 
the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  entered  Dumfries,  its  duties 
were  severe  ;  the  line  of  pickets  was  over  three  miles 
long,  and  over  one  mile  from  camp;  and  as  the  rebel 
cavalry  were  hovering  around,  the  main  roads  entering 
Dumfries,  were  patroled  at  night.  Our  men  suffered 
severely  from  cold  and  the  protracted  storms.  In  the 
meantime  five  companies  were  added  to  the  brigade. 
The  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  originally  had  fifteen 
companies;  five  companies  were  added  to  the  new  re 
cruits,  and  designated  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty- 
seventh  Pennsylvania,  with  Ario  Pardee  as  colonel.  Our 


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first  brigade  now  consists  of  the  Twenty-ninth,  Seventh, 
Fifth,  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  regiments,  and  Twenty-eighth 
and  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania. 

The  suffering  our  men  endured  during  our  stay  at 
Dumfries  from  inclemency  of  the  weather,  the  arduous 
service,  and  the  scarcity  of  almost  every  necessity, 
cannot  be  easily  over-estimated,  and  it  might  with  pro 
priety  go  into  history  as  a  counterpart  of  that  much 
written  about,  and  extensively  illustrated  affair  "  Wash 
ington  at  Valley  Forge." 

About  the  2oth  day  of  April,  1863,  with  Colonel 
Clark  in  command,  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  with  its 
brigade,  left  Dumfries,  Virginia,  and  marched  to  Aqua 
creek,  which  place  it  reached  two  days  later,  and  en 
camped  about  one  mile  from  the  Potomac  river.  Aqua 
creek  is  sixty  miles  below  Washington  on  the  river ;  it 
was  used  as  a  base  for  supplies,  and  a  field  hospital  was 
soon  established.  The  regiment  with  its  brigade  re 
mained  at  this  place  performing  the  usual  camp  and  gar 
rison  duty,  building  forts  and,  at  the  same  time,  doing  its 
full  share  of  picket  duty.  We  are  encamped  on  the  hill 
overlooking  the  Potomac.  To  the  north  and  west  is  a 
fine  rolling  country  partly  covered  with  pine  timber  and 
tangled  undergrowth.  All  was  quiet  until  orders  were 
received  to  march  ;  then  what  a  bustle ;  haversacks  were 
filled,  each  soldier  furnished  with  sixty  rounds  of  ammu 
nition,  and  preparations  made  for  "  business."  At  7 
o'clock  A.  M.,  on  the  2yth  day  of  April,  the  regiment  fell 
into  line  and  moved  forward  on  the  road  leading  to 
Kelleys  ford  via  Stafford  Court  House  and  Hartwood 
church,  reaching  the  Rappahannock  river  at  Kelley's 
ford  late  in  the  afternoon.  The  enemy  was  found  in 
small  force  on  the  south  bank  of  the  river.  Late  in  the 
evening  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  regiment  crossed  the  river 


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in  a  small  boat  capable  of  carrying  but  one  company  at 
a  time.  The  regiment  deployed  as  skirmishers,  holding 
the  enemy  back  until  the  division  had  all  crossed  when 
we  bivouacked  for  the  night.  The  next  morning  we 
marched  at  5:30  A.  M.,  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  in 
advance ;  passed  through  a  low,  level  country,  with 
heavy  timber;  halted  at  12  M.  for  dinner  at  a  fine  resi 
dence  on  a  large  plantation  j  fell  in  at  1:30  p.  M.  and 
moved  in  an  easterly  direction,  reaching  the  Rapidan 
river  late  in  the  afternoon.  The  bridge  had  been  de 
stroyed,  so  that  a  crossing  was  not  effected  until  in  the 
evening,  after  which  the  Twenty-ninth  camped  for  the 
night.  29th  instant, — marched  at  7:30  A.  M.  on  the 
direct  road  to  Chancellorsville.  About  10  o'clock  A.  M. 
General  Slocum  came  up  and  orders  were  received  for 
the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  to  send  out  a  line  of  skir 
mishers  on  the  right  of  the  road,  which  was  done,  the 
regiment  passing  through  an  open  field  and  entering 
the  timber,  forcing  the  enemy  back ;  marched  on  the 
flank  through  the  woods  and  thick  undergrowth  for 
several  miles,  were  then  ordered  to  join  the  brigade. 
We  reached  Chancellorsville  late  in  the  afternoon  of 
April  3oth,  where  we  found  a  small  force  of  Confed 
erate  soldiers  who  were  engaged  in  throwing  up  earth 
works  near  the  Chancellor  house,  at  a  point  where  the 
roads  crossed,  one  leading  to  the  United  States  ford, 
and  the  other  to  Fredericksburg.  The  Twenty-ninth 
regiment,  with  its  brigade  and  division,  were  the  first 
Union  soldiers  to  enter  the  place.  A  number  of  prison 
ers  were  taken,  and  late  in  the  evening  the  Twenty-ninth 
moved  a  short  distance  southwest  from  the  main  road 
and  the  Chancellor  house  into  a  piece  of  timber  and 
bivouacked  for  the  night. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 
1862. 

Battle    of    Chancellorsville — March    to    Leesburg,    Littletown,    and 
Gettysburg. 

The  morning  of  May  ist  dawned  upon  a  scene  of  bustle 
and  active  preparation  for  the  bloody  work  which  was 
to  follow.  Troops  had  been  arriving  during  the  entire 
night  from  the  direction  of  the  United  States  ford,  and 
the  light  of  early  morning  revealed  an  almost  solid  mass 
of  blue-coated  soldiers  filling  the  open  fields  and  woods 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  Chancellor  house.  They  were 
mainly  from  the  Fifth,  Eleventh,  and  Twelfth  corps.  At 
about  8  o'clock  A.  M.  the  Twenty-ninth,  with  its  brigade 
and  division,  made  a  reconnoissance  in  force,  and  after 
marching  about  one-half  mile  the  division  formed  in 
line  of  battle,  and  in  this  position  was  moved  about  the 
field  until  afternoon,  when  the  lines  were  generally 
moved  to  the  east  through  the  timber,  the  right  resting 
on  the  road.  Moving  perhaps  half  a  mile  we  found 
the  enemy  in  strong  force,  his  artillery  masked  in 
the  road.  During  this  time  some  skirmishing  and 
artillery  firing  was  indulged  in,  and  several  of  the 
Twenty-ninth  were  wounded.  Late  in  the  afternoon  we 
moved  to  the  rear  under  a  heavy  fire  from  the  rebel 
artillery.  Reaching  the  place  we  had  left  in  the  morn 
ing  we  set  to  work  throwing  up  breastworks.  The  rebels 
advanced  and  our  skirmishers  kept  up  a  rattling  fire 
all  night,  while  the  regiment  worked  like  beavers  pre 
paring  the  works  for  the  coming  conflict.  The  Second 


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division,  commanded  by  John  W.  Geary,  occupied  about 
the  left  center  in  the  order  of  battle. 

During  the  evening  of  May  ist  the  Confederate  army 
were  charging  the  right  of  our  lines,  and  for  four  hours 
the  artillery  firing  on  both  sides  was  terrific.  It  con 
tinued  at  intervals  the  entire  night.  The  air  was  ablaze 
and  full  of  deadly  missiles  dealing  destruction  all  around 
us;  the  earth  trembled  under  our  feet;  the  rattle  and 
roar  of  artillery  was  like  continued  bursts  of  thunder. 
The  heavens  seemed  on  fire,  revealing  the  deadly  strife 
of  two  grand  armies  locked  in  close  embrace,  fighting 
with  desperate  valor.  The  dense  smoke  was  lightened 
by  rapid  flashes  of  artillery,  the  bursting  of  shell,  and  the 
unceasing  discharges  of  musketry,  making  a  scene  grand 
and  terrible  in  the  extreme.  At  midnight  this  deadly 
combat  ceased,  the  death-like  stillness  which  succeeded 
being  broken  only  by  the  cries  of  the  wounded  and  the 
dying  comrades  so  recently  beside  us  in  deadly  combat. 
About  i  o'clock  at  night  pickets  were  posted  forty  yards 
from  the  main  line.  We  were  so  near  the  rebel  pickets 
we  could  hear  every  movement.  Here  we  lay  flat  on 
the  ground  watching  for  demonstrations  of  the  enemy 
until  the  dawning  of  another  day  of  blood  and  death. 
In  the  first  flush  of  early  morning  the  rebels  advanced 
with  columns  en  masse  and  at  once  opened  fire  on  us. 
This  we  returned  and  then  quickly  retired  under  a  storm 
of  leaden  hail.  Leaping  over  the  rifle-pits  we  soon 
rejoined  the  command. 

The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  now  moved  in  a  south' 
westerly  direction  along  the  line  of  works  a  short  distance 
in  support  of  a  New  York  regiment.  While  supporting 
this  regiment  the  Twenty-ninth  was  under  artillery  fire 
from  the  right  flank.  Colonel  Clark  was  struck  by  a 
shell,  and  rendered  unconscious  nearly  two  hours.  The 

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66  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

regiment  again  moved  into  its  old  position  on  the  road 
south  of  the  Chancellorsville  house,  where  it  remained 
under  heavy  fire  of  artillery  and  musketry,  and  in  the 
afternoon  our  right  flank  was  turned,  and  the  Union 
army  was  soon  forced  back  in  the  direction  of  the  river, 
at  Bank's  ford.  When  the  Twenty-ninth  fell  back  the 
rebels  were  in  possession  of  the  Chancellor  house,  and 
there  were  not  one  hundred  Union  soldiers  in  sight. 
The  army  fell  back  about  one  mile  and  a  half,  filling  the 
woods  and  the  road  leading  to  Banks'  ford.  Here  it 
took  a  strong  position  and  threw  up  a  line  of  works  and 
remained  until  May  6th,  when,  after  being  on  arms  all 
night,  it  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  crossed  the  river  at  Banks* 
ford,  and  camped  for  the  night. 

During  the  three  days'  fight  the  Twenty-ninth  regi 
ment  lost  quite  heavily;  the  killed  were  four,  wounded 
forty-two,  and  prisoners  twenty-five. 

In  this  action  the  rebel  loss  was  officially  reported  in 
killed,  wounded,  and  missing,  as  upward  of  10,000  men, 
while  the  Union  loss  was  about  the  same.  The  rebel 
loss  in  killed  and  wounded  was  greater  than  ours,  in 
addition  to  which  they  lost  one  of  their  ablest  generals. 

May  yth,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M.  It  rained  hard  all 
day.  We  passed  Hartwood  church,  Staffordshire,  and 
went  into  camp  near  Aqua  creek,  and  here  it  remained 
until  June  3d,  when  the  regiment  moved  to  the  south 
about  one  mile,  and  engaged  in  the  construction  of  two 
small  forts. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  June  J3th,  we  received  orders 
to  march.  Tents  were  struck,  but  it  was  not  until  late 
in  the  afternoon  that  we  moved,  and  then  marched  dur 
ing  the  whole  night,  reaching  Dumfries  after  daylight  on 
the  morning  of  the  i4th. 

1 5th,  march  at  4  A.  M.      Halted  on  the  north  bank  of 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.          •  67 

the  Occoquan  creek  for  dinner.  Resuming  the  march 
in  the  afternoon  we  passed  Fairfax  station  and  Court 
House  on  the  road  leading  to  Leesburg  (marched 
twenty-five  miles).  This  was  a  march  of  much  suffering 
to  the  men,  several  of  whom  died  during  the  day  from 
sunstrokes. 

1 6th.     Remained  in  camp  all  day. 

1 7th.  March  in  the  direction  of  Leesburg.  Halted 
at  12  M.,  and  camped  for  the  night. 

June  1 8th,  Marched  to  near  Leesburg  and  went  into 
camp.  Oh  !  How  it  rains  I 

i9th.  Remained  in  camp  cleaning  up  guns  and  equi 
page,  and  all  is  quiet.  In  the  afternoon  the  Twelfth 
army  corps  were  ordered  out  to  witness  the  shooting 
of  three  deserters  from. the  First  division  of  the  Twelfth 
army  corps.  Following  are  the  names  :  William  Mc- 
Kee,  company  A,  Forty-sixth  Pennsylvania  ;  Christopher 
Krumbart,  company  A,  Forty-sixth  Pennsylvania;  and 
William  Grover,  company  B,  Thirteenth  New  Jersey. 
Lieutenant-colonel  Clark  left  us  here  badly  broken 
down  in  health. 

Sunday,  June  20th.  In  camp  cleaning  up  for  inspec 
tion.  2ist  and  22d  in  camp.  230,  24th  and  25th, 
Captain  Schoonover,  in  charge  of  one  hundred  and 
twenty  men  from  the  brigade,  felling  timber,  uncovering 
Ball's  Bluff  in  front  of  Fort  Beauregard. 

26th.  The  regiment  left  Leesburg,  crossing  the  Poto 
mac  at  Edward's  Ferry,  passed  Poolsville,  and  encamped 
for  the  night  at  Monocacy  aqueduct. 

27th.  Moved  at  4:30  A.  M.  by  way  of  Point  of  Rocks, 
Petersville  and  Parkersburg,  and  camped  for  the  night 
five  miles  from  Harper's  Ferry. 

28th.  Moved  in  the  forenoon,  passing  through  Har 
per's  Ferry,  then  up  the  tow  path  of  the  Baltimore  & 


68  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Ohio  canal  to  Clear  Springs,  where  the  Twenty-ninth 
passed  under  the  canal  through  a  culvert,  and  moving  in 
the  direction  of  Frederick  City,  Maryland,  went  into 
camp. 

29th.  Moved  through  Frederick  City  in  the  direc 
tion  of  Pennsylvania,  and  went  into  camp.  General 
Hooker  was  relieved  from  command  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  and  General  George  G.  Mead  placed  in  com 
mand. 

3oth.  Moved  north  into  Pennsylvania,  and  late  in 
the  afternoon  reached  Littlestown,  where  we  had  a  skir 
mish  with  the  advance  guard  of  the  rebel  Lee,  which 
falling  back  toward  Gettysburg,  we  moved  north  of 
town  ;  mustered  for  pay  and  went  into  camp  for  the 
night. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

Gettysburg. 
1863. 

July  i,  1863,  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  under  com 
mand  of  Captain  Edward  Hayes,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M., 
passed  through  Littletown  and  on  towards  Gettysburg. 
After  moving  some  five  miles,  we  halted,  and  while 
preparing  for  dinner,  first  heard  the  distant  artillery  fir 
ing  which  seemed  to  be  many  miles  away. 

While  resting,  troops  were  passing  to  the  front. 
Meanwhile  some  of  Company  H  had  advanced  to  an 
eminence,  from  which  they  soon  returned,  reporting  that 
the  cannonading  was  not  far  off,  as  they  could  plainly 
see  the  shells  as  they  burst  above  the  timber.  We  were 
soon  on  the  march,  halting  occasionally  to  breathe,  as  it 
was  excessively  hot  and  dusty.  When  about  two  miles 
from  Gettysburg,  we  met  ambulances  returning  with  the 
wounded  of  the  First  and  Eleventh  corps,  which  had 
been  engaged.  '  Advancing  a  short  -  distance,  we  found 
still  further  evidence  of  the  fight  in  the  bodies  of  those 
who  had  been  killed  in  battle,  and  left  beside  the  road. 
Late  in  the  afternoon  the  Twenty-ninth  reached  the 
Union  lines  near  Seminary  Hill,  and  here  batteries  were 
in  position.  The  troops  were  moving,  and  the  rapid 
forming  of  lines  gave  evidence  that  a  battle  was  nigh. 

The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  filed  to  the  left  of  the  pike, 
and  advancing  about  forty  rods,  took  a  position  in  a 
wheat  field,  in  line  of  battle,  and  here  remained  on  arms 
during  the  night. 


70  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

During  the  day  (July  ist)  the  First  corps,  commanded 
by  General  J.  F.  Reynolds,  had  a  sharp  fight,  in  which 
Reynolds  was  killed.  The  Eleventh  corps  (Howard's) 
was  also  engaged.  Late  in  the  afternoon  the  Nationals 
were  pressed  back,  and  took  a  strong  position  a  short 
distance  from  Gettysburg,  on  Seminary  Ridge,  which 
ended  the  battle  for  that  day. 

During  the  night  we  could  hear  the  moving  of  confed 
erate  troops  and  artillery  in  our  front,  while  at  the 
same  time  the  Nationals  were  coming  onto  the  field,  so 
that  in  the  morning  of  July  2d,  the  open  field  and 
woods  presented  a  solid  mass  of  troops,  artillery  and 
supply  trains. 

About  8  o'clock  A.  M.,  July  2d,  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  moved  back  to  the  pike,  and  moved  with  the 
division  to  a  position  in  the  timber  on  a  hill,  near  the 
right  of  the  line.  Here  breastworks  were  thrown  up,  and 
skirmishing  was  almost  continuous  along  the  line  during 
the  forenoon,  and  until  about  3  o'clock  p.  M.,  when  the 
struggle  was  renewed  on  the  left,  and  gradually  extended 
to  the  center.  About  6  o'clock  p.  M.,  there  was  a  lull  on 
the  left,  and  the  fight  raged  with  renewed  vigor  on  the 
extreme,  right  and  center,  with  Howard's  Eleventh  and 
Slocum's  Twelfth  -corps.  Late  in  the  evening  the 
Twenty-ninth,  with  the  brigade,  withdrew  from  the  works, 
and  moved  back  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile,  where  it 
remained  during  the  forepart  of  the  night,  moving  back 
and  forth,  and  constantly  skirmishing.  The  entire  army 
appeared  to  be  in  motion  the  greater  part  of  the  night. 

July  3,  1863,  at  the  dawn  of  day,  the  Twenty-ninth, 
with  the  brigade,  moved  back  to,  and  took  position  in 
the  works  left  the  night  before,  and  about  4  o'clock  A.  M. 
the  conflict  was  renewed. 

The   rebels  who  had  possession  of  our  works  were 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  71 

quickly  driven  back,  and,  fifteen  minutes  after  the  first 
gun  was  fired,  the  engagement  become  general  along  the 
entire  line,  and  for  six  hours  the  musketry  was  one  con 
tinued  roll,  interspersed  at^intervals  by  the  crash  of  the 
artillery.  The  Twenty-ninth  remained  in  the  works  ex 
cept  when  allowed  to  retire  to  secure  ammunition,  clean 
pieces,  etc.  While  thus  securing  ammunition  the  rebels 
charged  the  line  on  our  right,  gained  possession  of  the 
works,  and  were  advancing  in  force,  when  that  gallant 
officer,  Colonel  Hayes,  ordered  the  Twenty-ninth  to  fall 
in,  fix  bayonets,  and  advance  to  the  charge  of  the  rebels 
in  the  rifle  pits  and  advancing  on  our  right.  The  regi 
ment  made  a  half  wheel  to  the  right  and  advanced 
double-quick,  when  the  rebels  gave  way.  An  eastern 
shore  regiment  took  position  next  on  our  right,  holding 
the  rebels  in  check.  A  battery  was  immediately  placed  in 
position,  a  few  rounds  from  which  sent  the  Confederates 
to  the  rear,  leaving  their  dead  and  wounded  thick  about 
our  line  of  works. 

The  Confederates  in  our  front  were  EwelPs  corps,  in 
cluding  our  old  acquaintance,  Stonewall  Jackson's  brig 
ade,  which  fought  with  desperation.  The  rattle  of  the 
musketry,  which  extended  from  the  extreme  right  to  the 
left  center  of  our  line,  had  now  become  continuous,  and 
about  i  o'clock  p.  M.  General  Lee  opened  a  furious  fire 
upon  our  lines  from  over  one  hundred  and  fifty  pieces 
of  artillery,  to  which  more  than  one  hundred  National 
guns  quickly  responded;  some  sixty  thousand  small  arms 
were  heard  amidst  the  roar  of  artillery.  This  unearthly 
din  continued  until  late  in  the  afternoon,  when  the  firing 
ceased  except  at  intervals,  and  this  continued  during 
the  entire  night. 

Brevet  Captain  George  Hayward,  of  company  E,  pro 
moted  for  gallant  conduct  at  Chancellorsville,  was  killed 


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in  this  fight.  He  was  daring  almost  to  rashness,  always 
at  the  front,  unmindful  of  danger,  while  his  tender 
solicitude  for  his  men  endeared  him  to  all  who  knew 
him,  and  his  death  was  sincerely  regretted.  The  rebel 
who  killed  him  was  concealed  in  the  crevice  of  the  rock 
not  more  than  twenty  paces  from  our  line.  Upon  again 
exposing  his  person  not  less  than  one  hundred  rifles  were 
discharged  at  him ;  he  sprang  backward,  a  shrill  cry 
rang  out  upon  the  air,  and  brave  Hayward's  death  was 
avenged. 

A  little  further  down  the  hill  lay  the  dead  body  of 
Major  Light,  assistant  adjutant-general  on  Ewell's  staff, 
who  had  perished  in  the  morning  assault. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  July  4th  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  advanced  in  reconnoissance  over  the  battlefield, 
and  for  the  first  time  gained  a  full  knowledge  of  the 
fearful  loss  of  life  the  rebels  had  sustained,  full  five 
thousand  of  whom  had  answered  to  their  last  roll-call. 
Still  the  mystery  exists  how  any  rebels  escaped,  as  each 
soldier  of  the  Union  army  had,  in  the  seven  hours'  fight, 
fired  tw*o  hundred  and  fifty  rounds  of  ammunition,  suf 
ficient  to  have  annihilated  the  entire  Southern  army. 

We  moved  forward  to  the  base  of  Gulp's  hill,  and 
thence  left,  to  the  creek  near  Cemetery  hill,  on  the  op 
posite  bank  of  which  were  posted  the  gray-coated  pick 
ets  of  the  enemy.  Rebel  troops  were  moving  -through 
the  town,  while  a  force  was  fortified  on  Seminary  ridge. 
Pickets  were  thrown  out  to  observe  their  movements  and 
we  retired  to  the  main  line. 

During  the  day  nearly  five  thousand  stand  of  rebel 
arms  were  collected  from  the  field,  in  front  of  Geary's 
division  alone.  Our  fallen  comrades  were  tenderly, 
though  rudely,  transferred  to  the  kindly  embrace  of 


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mother  earth,  while  the  wounded  were  collected  at  con 
venient  points  to  receive  the  necessary  treatment. 

Whoever  has  followed  the  phases  of  the  battle  of 
Gettysburg  must  have  been  expressed  with  the  stubborn 
valor  displayed  on  both  sides  by  the  common  soldiers. 
The  dauntless  resolution  exhibited  in  the  attacks  made 
it  a  terribly  bloody  and  destructive  conflict,  and  the 
unyielding  and  resolute  front  of  the  defence  brought 
victory.  But  there  was  no  possibility  of  achieving  on 
either  side  such  sweeping  and  complete  triumphs  as  are 
recorded  of  wars  in  other  countries  and  in  other  days,  in 
a  contest  between  two  armies  where  the  common  soldiers 
were  of  such  a  temper  and  in  such  earnest  as  were  these. 
It  is  a  sad  spectacle  to  see  the  manhood  of  two  claiming 
to  be  Christian  peoples  thus  march  out  to  a  field,  like 
trained  pugilists,  and  beat,  and  gouge,  and  pummel  each 
other  until  one  or  the  other  from  exhaustion  must  yield. 
It  is  revolting  and  sickening,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the 
day  will  come  when  disputes  arising  among  nations  may 
be  settled  by  compromise,  as  two  reasonable  and  upright 
men  would  decide  a  difference,  governed  by  the  golden 
rule,  instead  of  resorting  to  blows  where  right  and  jus 
tice  must  be  subordinate  to  brute  force.  But  in  a  great 
battle  like  that  which  we  have  been  considering  it  is  not 
the  soldiers  themselves  who  are  responsible,  but  the 
parties  who  make  the  quarrel.  Hence,  while  the  mind 
revolts  at  the  scenes  of  destruction  which  the  field  dis 
closes,  the  immediate  actors  are  not  to  be  held  account 
able.  They  go  in  obedience  to  the  dictates  of  duty  and 
of  patriotism,  and  while  they  may  indulge  no  personal 
hatred  toward  those  who  for  the  time  they  call  enemies, 
they  must  in  battle  inflict  the  greatest  possible  injury 
upon  them.  In  all  ages  the  highest  honors  have  been 
reserved  for  those  who  have  fought  the  battles  of  their 


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country — and  this  is  right.  For  if  there  is  any  deed  in 
the  power  of  a  mortal  which  can  sway  the  feelings  or 
soften  the  heart  it  is  that  of  one  man  laying  down  his 
life  for  another.  The  breast  heaves  and  the  eye  is  suf 
fused  with  tears  at  the  spectacle  of  Pythias  putting  his 
life  in  jeopardy  only  for  his  friend.  There  is  a  halo  of 
glory  hovering  about  the  profession  of  arms.  It  has  its 
seat  in  the  sacrifice  of  self,  which  is  its  ruling  spirit. 

The  man  who  stands  upon  the  field  of  battle  and  faces 
the  storm  of  death  that  sweeps  along,  whether  he  merely 
puts  his  life  thus  in  jeopardy  or  is  actually  carried  down 
in  death,  torn  and  mangled  in  the  dread  fight,  is  worthy 
of  endless  honors,  and  though  we  class  the  deed  with 
the  lowest  of  human  acts,  prompted  by  a  hardihood 
which  we  share  with  the  brutes,  and  in  which  the  most 
ignorant  and  besotted  may  compete  with  the  loftiest,  yet 
it  is  an  act  before  which  humanity  will  ever  bow  and 
uncover.  Who  that  walked  that  field  of  carnage  and 
beheld  the  maimed  and  mangled,  and  him  cold  in  death, 
could  withhold  the  tribute  of  honor  and  respect  ?  For, 
could  he  make  that  dying  soldier's  lot  his  own,  or  that  of 
his  nearest  and  dearest  friend,  he  would  only  then  justly 
realize  the  sacrifice.  Our  casualties  in  the  fight  were  : 
Killed,  nine ;  wounded,  thirty-five ;  missing,  one.  Total, 
forty-five. 


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CHAPTER  X. 

Return  to  Washington — Embark  for  New  York — Return — Transferred 
to  the  Western  Army. 

The  pursuit  of  the  retreating  enemy  was  commenced 
by  the  Twelfth  army  corps  at  i  o'clock  p.  M.,  on  July  5th. 
At  night  we  encamped  at  Littletown,  Pennsylvania,  and 
on  the  following  morning  moved  by  the  way  of  Frederick 
to  Antietam  creek.  On  the  7th  instant  we  marched 
through  Frederick,  filed  to  the  right,  and  passed  by  a 
rebel  spy  that  was  hanging  to  a  limb  of  a  tree.  We 
moved  a  short  distance,  and  halted,  where  we  remained 
all  night.  On  the  8th  we  marched  over  the  mountains 
in  the  direction  of  Sharpsburg.  On  the  pth  we  passed 
over  the  battlefield,  and  camped  near  Fairplay,  Mary 
land.  On  the  loth  we  moved  through  the  town,  and 
camped  for  the  night  near  Falling  waters.  On  the  fol 
lowing  day  we  advanced  to  Fairplay,  a  small  town  to  the 
south  of  St.  James'  college,  and  the  Twenty-ninth  regi 
ment,  with  its  customary  good  (t)  fortune,  was  thrown  out 
as  skirmishers,  and  during  the  day  exchanged  frequent 
shots  with  the  enemy's  cavalry,  and  at  night  resting  in 
position  on  the  extreme  front. 

During  the  night  rebel  cavalry  approached  very  near 
our  line,  but  our  orders  were  positive  not  to  fire  unless 
attacked.  On  the  following  morning  we  were  relieved 
and  retired  to  the  main  line,  where  we  assumed  position 
as  support  to  Knapp's  battery,  which  was  hotly  engaged 
at  intervals  during  the  day. 

On  the  morning  of  the  i$th  instant  we   rejoined  our 


76  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

brigade,  anticipating  an  attack.  Riflepits  were  thrown  up 
and  due  preparation  made.  The  enemy  are  Strongly 
fortified  between  St.  James'  college  and  Williamsport, 
some  two  miles  distant,  and  on  the  1 4th  he  was  reported 
as  falling  back  across  the  Potomac.  Heavy  cannonading 
is  heard  towards  the  river,  and  the  First  division  of 
General  Williams  advances  in  reconnoissance,  the  Second 
acting  as  support.  A  dispatch  states  that  Lee's  army,  in 
full  retreat,  began  crossing  the  river  yesterday,  continued 
through  the  night  and  to-day.  Our  troops  are  hotly  en 
gaged  with  his  rear  guard,  and  we  remain  in  position 
until  the  morning  of  the  i8th,  when  we  move  briskly  for- 
ward  in  pursuit  of  the  fleeing  chivalry,  who  were  now 
across  the  Potomac  in  Virginia.  We  marched  via 
Sharpsburg  and  Antietam. 

While  passing  through  the  woods  three  men  were  shot 
by  Mosby's  cavalry.  A  march  of  sixteen  miles  and  we 
halt  within  three  miles  of  Harper's  Ferry.  At  Sandy 
Hook  we  remain  until  the  morning  of  the  igth  instant, 
when  we  move  forward  via  Harper's  Ferry,  to  Hillsboro, 
Virginia. 

On  the  following  morning  we  are  early  on  the  move, 
advancing  as  far  as  Snickers ville,  near  the  gap  of  that 
name,  where  pickets  are  thrown  out  and  we  bivouac  for 
the  night.  We  remain  here  for  two  days,  during  which 
time  we  muster  and  pass  in  review.  Colonel  W.  T. 
Fitch  recently  promoted,  and  who  has  been  absent  on 
leave  since  March  28th,  joined  us  here,  and  assumed 
command. 

On  the  morning  of  the  23d  we  again  moved  forward, 
passing  through  Upperville  and  on  to  Ashby's  gap, 
where,  at  a  late  hour,  we  go  into  camp.  Having  marched 
thirty  miles  since  morning  sleep  was  sweet  that  night, 
with  mother  earth  for  a  bed,  and  only  heaven's  blue 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  77 

canopy  for  a  cover.  At  3  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the 
24th  we  march  rapidly  forward  through  the  villages  of 
Markham  and  Linden,  halting  for  dinner  at  Manassas 
gap,  then  forward,  changing  direction  by  column  to  the 
south-southeast,  in  the  direction  of  White  Plains. 
Marching  sixteen  miles  we  halted  for  the  night. 

The  next  day  we  marched  to  White  Plains,  and  the 
next  by  the  way  of  Thoroughfare  gap,  Haymarket,  and 
Greenwich,  the  latter  a  pretty  little  village,  settled  by 
English  people,  for  whose  protection  guards  were  sta 
tioned,  as  they  were  in  fact  in  many  instances  for  the 
protection  of  rebel  property.  After  a  brief  halt  we 
marched  forward  via  Catlett's  station  and  Warrenton, 
where  we  joined  the  First  and  Eleventh  corps  of  our 
army  and  encamped  for  the  night,  then  forward  again  to 
Kelley's  Ford,  on  the  Rappahannock,  when,  after  a  short 
visit,  the  brigade  took  cars  for  Alexandria,  Virginia, 
under  orders  for  New  York  city,  to  quell  the  memorable 
draft  riots  induced  by  the  Southern  sympathizers  and 
copperheads. 

On  August  23d  we  embarked  on  the  steamer  Baltic 
and  moved  down  the  Potomac.  When  near  its  outlet 
we  went  fast  aground.  This  action  occurred  about  noon 
on  the  24th,  and  three  days  elapsed  before  we  were 
again  on  the  move.  On  the  28th,  at  9:45  A.  M.,  we 
round  Cape  Henry  and  strike  the  swells  of  the  Atlantic. 
A  rough  sea  soon  sends  many  of  the  command  to  the 
rail  to —  well,  if  the  reader  was  ever  seasick  he  will  ap 
preciate  the  situation.  It  is  not  pleasant  to  linger  long 
upon  this  scene  ;  the  recollection  of  it,  even  now,  almost 
destroys  one's  interest  in  sublunary  affairs. 

On  the  29th  we  pass  the  narrows  and  enter  New  York 
harbor,  coming  to  anchor  near  Governor's  Island  at  12 
o'clock  M. 


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From  our  anchorage  the  view  was  grandly  beautiful 
with  the  immense  shipping,  Brooklyn  on  the  right,  New 
York  to  the  front,  and  Jersey  City  on  the  left.  On  the 
left  of  Governor's  Island  Castle  William  (now  used  as  a 
magazine)  stands  out  in  bold  relief.  To  its  right  is  the 
fort  which  protects  the  harbor.  On  September  ist  we 
disembarked  and  went  into  camp  on  the  island.  The 
men  are  in  fine  spirits  and  delighted  with  the  change. 

The  troubles  in  the  city  having  subsided  we  re-em 
barked  aboard  the  Baltic,  which,  on  the  8th  day  of  Sep 
tember,  heads  towards  the  sea.  When  passing  the  nar 
rows  the  guns  of  the  fort  thunder  a  salute;  soon  Sandy 
Hook  is  passed  and  we  are  again  in  the  open  sea,  all 
happy  at  the  prospect  of  going  to  the  front,  the  inactivity 
of  camp  life  with  nothing  to  do  having  become  tiresome 
in  the  extreme. 

On  September  loth  we  came  to  anchor  in  Chesapeake 
Bay,  where  we  remained  one  day,  then  passed  on  again 
to  Alexandria,  disembarked,  and  went  into  camp  to  the 
south  of  the  town.  Two  days  later  and  we  again  move 
forward  to  Elk  creek,  where  we  encamp  for  the  night. 

September  i6th,  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  reached  the  Rap- 
pahannock  at  noon,  and  here  rejoined  our  old  brigade, 
moved  forward  to  Raccoon  ford  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Rapidan.  General  Lee's  forces  are  massed  on  the  op 
posite  shore  of  the  river,  and  as  we  came  up  our  ears 
were  greeted  with  the  pleasing  sound  of  rapid  musketry 
firing  proceeding  from  the  pickets  of  the  two  armies. 
During  the  afternoon  we  witnessed  the  execution  of  two 
deserters  from  the  Seventy-eighth  New  York. 

During  the  last  of  September  we  learned  of  the  defeat 
of  the  Western  army  at  Chickamauga,  and  the  Twelfth 
corps  was  at  once  transferred  to  the  Department  of  the 
West,  and  without  delay  proceeded  by  rail  to  Washing- 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  79 

ton,  and  thence  via  Wheeling,  Columbus,  Indianapolis, 
Nashville,  to  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee,  where  we  arrived 
October  5th. 

After  a  few  days'  rest  the  regiment  again  resume  the 
march,  passing  Duck  river,  Bell  Buckle,  and  Wartrace, 
when  the  Seventh  Ohio  halted,  while  the  Twenty-ninth 
moved  on  to  Normandy,  on  the  Nashville  &  Chattanooga 
railroad.  Here  it  remained  in  camp,  with  the  usual 
routine  of  camp  and  picket  duty  until  late  in  October, 
when  the  regiment  and  brigade  broke  camp,  took  the 
cars  for  Bridgeport,  Alabama,  where  it  arrived  on  the 
^yth,  disembarked,  and  camped  for  the  night.  On  the 
morning  of  October  28th  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment 
crossed  the  Tennessee  river  with  the  wagon  train.  Halt 
ing  at  Shellmound  for  dinner,  marched  until  late  in  the 
evening,  and  halted  near  White  Sides,  where  all  camped 
for  the  night.  About  1 1  o'clock  p.  M.  artillery  firing, 
with  heavy  volleys  of  musketry,  was  heard  in  the  direc 
tion  of  Chattanooga,  continuing  two  or  three  hours. 


8o  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 


CHAPTER  XL 

Murfreesboro— General  Greene — The  Mule  Brigade — Congratulatory. 

While  at  Murfreesboro  scouts  reported  that  Wheeler's 
cavalry  was  in  the  vicinity,  and  the  Second  division 
(Geary's)  was  pushed  forward  to  meet  it,  the  First  divis 
ion  remaining  to  guard  the  post  and  railway  communica 
tion.  Geary  moved  forward  in  the  direction  of  Bridge 
port,  encountering  Wheeler's  force  near  the  line  of  the 
railway.  A  brief  but  sharp  skirmish  ensued,  which  re 
sulted  in  the  repulse  and  hasty  retreat  of  the  rebels.  We 
then  advanced  without  delay  to  Bridgeport.  October 
2yth  the  Second  division,  Geary  commanding,  with 
Creighton  and  Greene  in  command  of  the  First  and 
Second  brigades,  crossed  the  Tennessee,  the  object  to 
open  communication  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  by 
way  of  Wauhatchie  valley  and  Lookout  mountain  for  the 
relief  of  General  Thomas  at  Chattanooga. 

Brigadier-general  Greene,  with  three  regiments  of 
infantry  and  four  pieces  of  Knapp's  battery,  numbering 
about  fifteen  hundred  men,  with  a  wagon  train  of  provis 
ions)  was  sent  to  the  relief  of  the  famishing  army  at 
Chattanooga,  the  balance  of  our  command  following  as 
fast  as  practicable  with  the  immense  supply  train  in 
charge.  After  we  had  encamped  for  the  night  the  signal 
corps  of  General  Greene  informed  us  that  his  command 
had  encamped  at  Wauhatchie,  within  six  miles  of  Chat 
tanooga.  The  knoll  occupied  by  them  derived  its  name 
from  an  Indian  battle  fought  there  years  before.  It  is 
situated  in  the  valley  not  far  from  the  base  of  Lookout 
mountain.  Knapp's  guns  were  placed  in  position  facing 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  8 1 

Lookout,  and  pickets  stationed  perhaps  fifty  yards  to  the 
front. 

About  midnight  General  Hood's  division  came  down 
from  the  heights  of  Lookout  and  quietly  surrounded 
General  Greene's  small  force,  and  at  once  commenced 
an  attack.  Greene's  men,  aroused  from  their  slumber, 
hastily  formed  line  under  a  most  deadly  fire  from  all 
sides,  and  one  of  the  most  desperate  struggles  on  record 
ensued.  We  were  awakened  by  the  sound  of  the  distant 
combat,  and  forming  into  line  hastily  advanced  to  their 
rescue.  When  we  arrived  Hood's  rebels  had  been 
routed  and  were  flying  in  all  directions,  intent  only  on 
reaching  their  mountain  stronghold.  There  was  a  regu 
lar  stampede  of  the  mules,  which  had  broken  loose  and 
were  braying  furiously.  This,  with  loud  shouts  from  our 
men,  must  have  induced  a  belief  in  the  valorous  rebel 
horde  that  a  large  force  of  cavalry  was  charging  down 
upon  them,  and  their  fears  and  flight  was  indeed  a  grand 
burlesque  finale  to  a  terrible  tragedy. 

General  Greene  had  lost  one-third  of  his  force,  killed 
and  wounded,  his  ammunition  was  exhausted,  and  order 
ing  the  mules  cut  loose,  he  made  a  desperate  bayonet 
charge  to  cut  his  way  to  freedom.  The  mules  providen 
tially  moved  in  the  same  direction,  mingling  the  thunder 
of  their  tread  and  their  awful  voices  with  the  shouts  of 
Greene's  men,  and  our  own,  to  let  them  know  that  assist 
ance  was  coming.  The  effect  was  to  throw  Hood's  rebel 
army  into  a  wild  panic  and  put  them  to  rout.  Three 
hundred  prisoners  and  about  one  thonsand  stand  of 
arms  were  captured.  Every  man  of  Knapp's  battery, 
save  one  only,  was  either  killed  or  wounded.  Among 
the  former  was  Lieutenant  Geary,  son  of  General  John 
W.  Geary.  The  ground  was  covered  with  the  dead  and 
injured  of  both  the  blue  and  the  gray. 

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82  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

While  assisting  the  wounded  and  burying  the  dead, 
Generals  Grant,  Hooker,  and  Thomas,  with  their  re 
spective  staffs,  arrived  from  Chattanooga.  The  former 
coolly  remarked  as  he  surveyed  the  bloody  scene : 
"Well,  boys,  you  must  have  had  a  hot  time  of  it,  judg 
ing  from  appearances."  There  was  silence  among  the 
men,  who  knew  that  an  army  was  cosily  reposing  but 
four  miles  away,  which  could  easily  have  averted  the 
terrible  bloodshed,  but  were  so  completely  disheartened 
by  the  defeat  at  Chickamauga  that  they  dare  not  venture 
from  their  stronghold  to  the  relief  of  gallant  "Corporal" 
Greene,  who  happily  turned  defeat  into  a  heroic  victory.  * 

The  following  lines,  composed  by  one  of  our  com 
mand,  fully  relates  the  grand  finale  and 

CHARGE  OF  THE  MULE  BRIGADE. 
Half  a  mile,  half  a  mile, 
Half  a  mile  onward, 
Right  towards  the  Georgia  troops 

Broke  the  two  hundred. 
"Forward  the  Mule  Brigade, 

Charge  for  the  rebs  ! "  they  neighed; 
Straight  for  the  Georgia  troops 
Broke  the  two  hundred. 

•"Forward  the  Mule  Brigade!" 
Was  there  a  mule  dismayed? 
Not  when  the  long  ears  felt 

All  their  ropes  sundered. 
Theirs  not  to  make  reply; 
Theirs  not  to  reason  why; 
Theirs  but  to  make  them  fly; 
On  to  the  Georgia  troops 

Broke  the  two  hundred. 

Mules  to  the  right  of  them, 
Mules  to  the  left  of  them, 
Mules  behind  them 

Pawed,  neighed,  and  thundered. 
Breaking  their  own  confines, 
Breaking  through  Longstreet's  lines, 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  83 

Into  the  Georgia  troops 

Stormed  the  two  hundred. 
Wild  all  their  eyes  did  glare, 
Whisked  all  their  tails  in  air, 
Scatt'ring  the  chivalry  there, 

While  all  the  world  wondered. 
Not  a  mule's  back  bestraddled, 
Yet  how  they  all  skedaddled; 
Fled  every  Georgian 
Unsabred,  unsaddled, 
Scattered  and  sundered. 
How  they  were  routed  there 

By  the  two  hundred. 
Mules  to  the  right  of  them, 
Mules  to  the  left  of  them. 
Mules  behind  them 

Pawed,  neighed,  and  thundered; 
Followed  by  hoof  and  head 
Full  many  a  hero  fled, 
Fain  in  the  last  ditch  dead; 
Back  from  an  "ass's  jaw," 
All  that  was  left  of  them — 

Left  by  the  two  hundred. 
When  can  their  glory  fade? 
Oh!  the  wild  charge  they  made! 

All  the  world  wondered. 
Honor  the  charge  they  made, 
Honor  the  Mule  Brigade — 

Long-eared  two  hundred. 

Major-general  George  H.  Thomas  issued  an  order 
complimenting  the  column  under  Major-general  Hooker, 
which  took  possession  of  the  line  from  Bridgeport  to  the 
foot  of  Lookout  Mountain,  for  their  brilliant  success  in 
driving  the  enemy  from  every  position  which  they  at 
tacked.  The  repulse  by  General  Geary's  command  of 
the  greatly  superior  numbers  who  attempted  to  surprise 
him,  will  rank  among  the  most  distinguished  feats  of 
arms  of  the  war. 

We  moved  forward  the  next  evening,  and  threw  up  a 
line  of  works  on  the  site  of  this  night  attack. 


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CHAPTER  XII. 

Lookout  Mountain — The  Battle — The  Regiment  Re-enlist. 

The  line  of  General  Geary's  division  now  extends 
along  the  foot  of  Lookout  mountain,  parallel  with  the 
rebel  line,  and  only  separated  from  it  by  the  creek  along 
its  base.  For  nearly  ten  days  the  commissary  stores  in 
tended  for  us  have  been  largely  forwarded  to  Chat-* 
tanooga,  leaving  us  with  scarcely  anything  to  eat.  When 
on  the  skirmish  line  we  often  sent  our  reserves  around 
to  the  right  of  the  mountain  to  secure  corn  from  a  field 
in  that  location,  held  by  the  rebels,  and  quite  lively  little 
fights  would  result.  Our  boys  always  returned  with 
corn,  however,  which  we  parched  to  allay  in  part  the 
bitter  pangs  of  hunger.  As  with  everything  earthly  our 
long  fast  ended,  rations  came,  and  life  began  to  seem 
almost  worth  living,  exchanges  of  coffee  and  tobacco 
were  almost  hourly  made  between  the  Union  and  rebel 
soldiers,  each  forgetting  for  the  time  the  hate  engendered 
over  the  fight  for  corn.  Our  main  line  was  being  strongly 
fortified,  the  rebels  meanwhile  keeping  up  an  almost 
continuous  bombardmennt  of  our  line  from  their  bat 
teries  on  the  heights  of  Lookout.  Strong  details  were 
employed  in  cutting  away  the  forest  on  our  front  to  en 
able  our  artillery  to  cover  an  hourly  expected  attack. 
The  situation  remained  the  same  until  November  23d, 
when,  toward  night,  the  beat  of  the  "long  roll"  called 
Geary's  division  to  arms.  It  at  once  moved  promptly 
forward,  formed  line  of  battle,  facing  Lookout  heights, 
and  advanced  to  its  base  along  the  creek.  Osterhaus' 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  85 

division  of  the  Fifteenth  corps,  and  Whittaker's  brigade, 
of  the  Fourth  corps,  now  advanced  to  the  left  of  Geary's 
division.  The  rebels  soon  discovered  this  movement 
and  promptly  moved  a  strong  force  down  the  mountain 
side  within  easy  musket  range,  where  they  strongly 
fortified  during  the  night. 

The  morning  of  November  24th  opened  out  a  simul 
taneous  discharge  of  our  entire  artillery,  which  was 
parked  along  the  mountain's  point,  the  infantry  on  our 
left  advancing  to  the  base  of  the  mountain.  The  First 
brigade,  led  by  Colonel  Creighton,  and  followed  by  the 
Second  and  Third  brigades,  moved  rapidly  up  the  creek 
to  the  right  under  cover  of  the  woods,  then  debouching 
to  the  left.  The  First  brigade  took  the  advance  and  be 
gan  the  ascent  of  Lookout  heights,  being  favored  by  a 
friendly  ravine  extending  toward  the  crest  of  the  moun 
tain.  The  brigade  had  advanced  perhaps  two-thirds  of 
the  distance  before  the  enemy  discovered  its  movements, 
and  now  the  men  renew  their  efforts,  driving  the  enemy 
before  them  despite  the  terrible  fire  poured  into  our  ad 
vance,  and  after  a  desperate  struggle  reach  the  rocky 
crest  and  disappear  in  a  thick  mist  (referred  to  by  most 
writers,  we  believe,  as  clouds,  and  which  gave  this  en 
gagement  the  title  of  the  "battle  above  the  clouds"). 
The  line  of  the  whole  division  is  extended,  and  in  a 
moment  sweeps  down  in  an  impetuous  charge  on  both 
the  rebel  flank  and  rear.  Their  batteries  are  reached, 
the  cannoniers  beaten  back,  and  the  guns  captured.  On 
ward,  upward,  with  loud  cheers  our  columns  rush  to  vic 
tory,  carrying  everything  before  them.  A  whole  brigade 
is  captured,  and  Lookout  mountain,  since  famous  in 
song  and  story,  is  ours.  This  victory  was  won  by 
Geary's  men,  assisted  only  by  Whittaker's  brigade  acting 
as  support.  The  troops  below  now  came  gallantly(P)  up 


86  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

the  mountain  to  claim,  as  usual,  the  honors  won,  as  the 
voluminous  reports  subsequently  written  by  their  gener 
als  amply  attest.  Geary  and  his  brigade  commanders 
had  no  reports  to  make  save  that  their  division  stormed" 
the  heights  and  carried  them,  capturing  the  enemy's 
artillery  and  the  entire  rebel  force  occupying  the  main 
defenses  of  the  mountain.  Some  time  after  the  capture 
the  standard  of  the  "white  star"  division  was  planted  on 
the  crest  and  the  stars  and  stripes  was  soon  waving  be 
side  it.  No  danger  was  incurred  by  this,  as  hone  of  the 
enemy  remained  except  the  prisoners,  yet  it  has  been 
written  and  rewritten  as  if  it  were  an  event  of  some  im 
portance. 

"The  morning  of  November  25th  revealed  the  white 
star  standard  of  Geary  and  the  glorious  old  stars  and 
stripes  to  the  army  below,  floating  triumphantly  side  by 
side  on  Lookout's  rocky  crest.  Prolonged  huzzas 
greeted  the  victors  from  below,  and  to  confirm  that  'to 
the  victors  belong  the  spoils,'  a  detachment  from  two 
regiments  of  Geary's  command  take  charge  of  the  pris 
oners,  seven  stand  of  colors,  and  a  great  number  of  can 
non  captured." 

The  rebels  had  burned  the  bridge  across  Lookout 
creek,  which  delayed  our  further  advance  a  short  time. 
A  bridge  was  soon  improvised,  however,  and  a  crossing 
was  effected.  The  command  moved  on  to  Rossville, 
where  it  engaged  Braggs'  left,  while  General  Thomas,  ad 
vancing  from  Chattanooga  valley,  moved  up  Missionary 
ridge,  striking  Bragg  a  crushing  blow  in  the  center,  and 
Pap  Sherman  was  making  it  warm  for  his  right  flank. 
About  2  o'clock  P.  M.  the  firing  became  general  along  the 
entire  line,  which  continued  until  late  in  the  afternoon, 
when  the  rebels  were  driven  from  the  field  with  great 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  87 

loss.  The  Union  army  advanced  a  short  distance  and 
bivouacked  for  the  night. 

November  26,  we  moved  on  after  the  retreating  army, 
and  at  a  small  creek  near  Greysville,  Georgia,  had  a 
skirmish,  driving  the  enemy  as  far  as  Ringgold  and  Tay 
lor's  ridge,  where  they  were  in  position  behind  breastwork 
in  the  narrow  pass  extending  through  the  ridge  in  the 
direction  of  Dalton. 

27th.  .  Geary's  division  made  a  gallant  charge  upon  the 
rebel  works.  The  First  brigade,  commanded  by  Colonel 
William  R.  Creighton,  made  a  direct  assault  on  Taylor's 
ridge,  while  the  Second  and  Third  brigades  engaged  the 
rebels  in  the  narrow  defile.  After  a  terrible  struggle  the 
Nationals  were  forced  back  a  short  distance.  A  battery 
was  moved  forward  and  placed  in  position,  which  opened 
with  double  shotted  guns  upon  the  enemy,  soon  driving 
them  precipitately  to  the  rear,  leaving  the  Nationals  in 
possession  of  the  field.  In  this  engagement  the  Union 
loss  was  quite  heavy. 

On  the  28th  ihe  army  moved  back,  Geary's  division 
reaching  Wauhatchie  valley  on  the  29th.  Resting  a  few 
days,  when  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  regiment  broke  camp 
and  on  December  3d  moved  across  Lookout  creek, 
marched  about  two  miles  west  of  Summerville,  on  Look 
out  mountain,  where  it  camped  for  the  night.  Returned 
to  its  old  camp  at  Wauhatchie,  Tennessee,  on  the 
5th  day  of  December,  and  the  campaign  of  1863  ended. 

At  Wauhatchie,  on  the  zoth  day  of  December,  1863, 
the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio,  though  now  reduced  to  less 
than  three  hundred  effective  men  for  duty,  almost  to  a 
man  re-enlisted  for  three  years  more,  should  the  war  so 
long  continue,  and  were  given  a  thirty-days'  furlough 
home  for  the  purpose  of  recruiting.  The  headquarters 
of  the  regiment  was  established  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


88  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

It  remained  here  some  two  months.  At  last  the  deci 
mated  ranks  were  filled  and,  on  the  morning  of  February 
8,  1864,  the  regiment  bade  a  second  good  bye  to  friends, 
and  amidst  their  prayers  for  success  and  a  safe  return 
departed  for  the  front,  determined  to  die  for  the  flag  if 
necessary,  and,  after  a  tedious  ride  of  many  weary  miles 
arrived  at  Bridgeport,  Alabama,  via  Louisville,  Nashville, 
and  Murfreesboro,  where  it  went  into  winter  quarters  and 
remained  until  the  opening  of  the  spring  campaign  of 
1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  89 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

Shelmound— Wauhatchie  Valley— Ringgold— Battle   of  Dug    or  Mill 
Creek  Gap  or  Buzzard's  Roost — On  the  Move. 

On  the  morning  of  May  3,  1864,  at  10  o'clock,  we 
broke  camp,  crossed  the  Tennessee  river,  and  moved 
eastward  along  its  south  bank  to  Shelmound,  where  we 
encamped  for  the  night.  On  the  following  day  the  march 
was  resumed,  the  column  halting  for  dinner  in  Wauhat 
chie  valley.  Crossing  Lookout  Creek  and  mountain, 
we  encamped  for  the  night  on  its  east  side  and  two  miles 
distant  from  Chattanooga.  The  column  resumed  its 
line  of  march  at  7  A.  M.,  on  the  5th.  Moving  cautiously 
during  the  day,  in  the  advance,  it  halted  for  the  night  a 
short  distance  west  of  Ringgold,  Georgia.  At  daybreak 
on  the  following  morning  we  moved  forward,  and  about 
9. o'clock  formed  line  of  battle,  remaining  here  during 
the  day  and  subsequent  night.  The  beat  of  the  u  long 
roll"  on  the  following  morning  called  us  to  arms,  and  we 
immediately  advanced  in  line  of  battle.  When  near 
Gordon's  Springs  General  Kilpatrick  passed  to  our  right 
with  his  command.  Our  column  came  to  a  halt  for  the 
night  near  Tunnel  hill. 

At  about  ii  A.  M.,  on  May  8th,  we  pushed  forward  in 
order  of  columns  right  in  front,  and  at  3  o'clock  arrived 
in  front  of  John's  Mountain  at  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  on 
the  summit  of  which  the  enemy  were  entrenched  in  force. 
The  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  regiment  and  Twenty-eighth 
Pennsylvania  of  the  First  brigade,  Colonel  Candy  com 
manding/with  three  regiments  of  Buschbeck's  Second 
brigade,  formed  in  line,  the  latter  on  the  right,  and  in  this 


90  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

order  at  once  moved  forward  to  storm  the  ridge.  The- 
position  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  in  the  assaulting 
column  was  on  the  extreme  left,  the  Twenty-eighth 
Pennsylvania  next  on  its  right,  connecting  with  the 
Second  brigade.  Our  instructions  were  to  make  a  strong 
demonstration,  and  to  carry,  if  possible,  the  rebel  posi 
tion.  While  advancing  to  the  assault,  the  brass  bands  in 
cur  rear  indiscreetly  commenced  playing  National  airs, 
which  attracted  the  attention  of  the  rebel  commander,, 
who  rapidly  concentrated  reinforcements  in  our  front. 
The  advance  up  the  declivity  was  nearly  as  difficult  as 
Lookout  Mountain,  and  more  completely  fortified.  Its* 
summit  was  steep,  precipitous,  and  covered  with  scraggy 
rocks  and  immense  boulders.  From  our  position  we 
commanded  a  fine  view  of  Dug  Gap,  a  narrow,  artificial 
cut  through  the  rocky  summit,  connecting  with  a  road 
extending  almost  parallel  with  the  ridge  to  the  gap 
beyond,  and  by  a  zigzag  course  reaching  the  mountain's 
base.  The  rebels  had  so  completely  fortified  themselves 
that  it  was  next  to  impossible  for  our  assaulting  force  t& 
get  nearer  than  their  base.  As  we  approached  the  rebel 
line,  a  regiment  was  moved  by  left  flank  across  our  front. 
At  this  moment  the  rebel  line  opened  a  fire  so  deadly  in 
effect  that  the  regiment  in  our  front  became  disordered 
and  broke  through  our  ranks  to  the  rear,  causing  a  mo 
mentary  confusion  in  the  ranks  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regi 
ment.  At  this  moment  the  order  was  given  to  advance, 
which  was  executed  with  a  rush  despite  the  deadly  volleys 
that  were  cutting  through  our  ranks.  Up  !  up  !  we  go 
to  death  or  victory !  and  commenced  to  scale  the  obstruc 
tions  close  to  their  works;  and  now  a  storm  of  deadly 
missiles  are  hurled  against  us.  Rocks,  boulders,  and 
even  cart-wheels  come  crashing  down  upon  us.  Yet  we 
moved  steadily  in  the  deadly  advance  until  ordered  back 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  9 1 

by  our  officers,  when  we  retired  a  few  paces  to  reform 
our  line,  the  fallen  trees  only  separating  us  from  the 
enemy. 

Here  we  made  a  determined  and  bloody  fight,  but 
having  no  support  to  cover  our  flank  we  were  subjected 
to  a  deadly  cross-fire  from  the  left,  yet  the  regiment  stub 
bornly  stood  its  ground,  returning  shot  for  shot  until  its 
ammunition  was  exhausted.  More  was  secured  from  the 
cartridge-boxes  of  the  dead  and  wounded,  and  with  this 
we  fought  on,  determined  to  hold  the  position  until  rein 
forcements  should  reach  us.  Just  before  dusk  an  order 
came  from  the  commanding  general  for  the  Twenty- 
ninth  regiment  to  retire,  all  the  other  regiments  having 
done  so  some  time  previous.  To  cover  our  retreat  a 
line  of  skirmishers  was  thrown  out,  composed  of  men 
from  each  company  who  volunteered  for  this  dangerous 
duty,  and  right  nobly  did  they  perform  this  work,  firing 
with  deadly  precision  as  they  retired  from  the  field  into 
the  valley  below,  where  the  Twenty-ninth  were  already  in 
bivouac,  and  comrades  cheered  lustily  as  the  skirmishers 
came  in,  happy  to  know  they  had  not  met  the  fate  of 
others. 

John  Davis,  of  company  B,  a  Scotchman  by  birth  and 
one  of  the  best  shots  in  the  regiment,  fired  the  last  shot 
in  this  day's  action,  and  was  the  last  to  leave  the  field. 

The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  in  this  fight  distinguished 
itself  by  brave  conduct,  though  at  last  compelled  to 
retire  from  lack  of  support.  Our  losses  in  killed  and 
wounded  was  more  than  double  that  of  any  other  regi 
ment  engaged :  Killed,  26;  wounded,  67;  captured  i; 
total  94. 

General  Geary  highly  complimented  the  regiment  for 
its  gallantry,  remarking  that  he  never  saw  men  advance 
under  such  murderous  fire,  especially  when  unsupported 


92  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

and  where  the  chances  of  success  were  so  desperate. 
The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  lost  nearly  one-third  its 
numbers  during  this  three  hours'  engagement,  and  many 
were  the  individual  acts  of  heroism  displayed,  which  it 
would  give  the  writer  pleasure  to  record.  As  but  few 
are  now  remembered,  the  remainder  would  suffer  an  in 
justice  were  these  given.  It  is,  however,  but  simple  jus 
tice  to  state  that  the  regiment  fully  sustained  its  previous 
reputation  as  a  fighting  organization,  each  individual 
doing  his  full  share  in  the  terrible  work.  Subsequent 
events  proved  that  this  assault  was  made  to  draw  the 
enemy  to  this  point,  thus  giving  McPherson's  corps  and* 
Kilpatrick's  cavalry  an  opportunity  to  possess  Snake 
Creek  Gap,  a  desirable  situation  several  miles  in  our 
right  rear,  opening  a  flank  movement  directly  on  the  ene 
my's  rear. 

On  May  gih  we  encamp  at  Mill  Creek,  near  Johns 
Mountain,  where  we  remain  until  12  o'clock,  midnight. 
We  then  move  to  the  right  and  throw  up  earthworks. 
May  zoth  we  are  still  at  work.  We  receive  the  news  of 
General  Grant's  victory  over  General  Lee  at  the  Wilder 
ness,  near  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  where  our  regiment 
received  such  a  baptism  of  blood  a  little  more  than  a 
year  since.  Alas  !  how  many  of  our  brave  boys  have 
gone  down  to  death  since  then. 

May  nth.  Still  in  the  same  position,  hourly  expect 
ing  orders  to  move;  quartermasters  remove  all  extra  bag 
gage  to  the  rear;  all  men  unable  for  active  service  sent  to 
hospital,  and  everything  possible  put  into  perfect  fighting 
order,  and  by  the  way  it's  ever  so  much  nicer  penning 
these  lines  here  in  our  cosy  room  in  the  far  away  Western 
Reserve  of  the  Buckeye  State  than  was  the  actual  ex 
perience  in  Secessia  during  those  early  May  days  of 
1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  93 

On  the  1 2th  instant  we  moved  forward  to  'Snake 
Creek  Gap,  forming  a  junction  with  the  Fifteenth  and 
Sixteenth  corps  (McPherson's),  where  we  remained  dur 
ing  the  night.  At  2  o'clock  P.  M.  on  the  following  day 
we  advanced  toward  Resaca,  fully  occupying  Snake 
Creek  Gap.  Our  cavalry  are  sharply  engaged  with  the 
enemy.  Here  brave  General  Kilpatrick  is  wounded.  At 
4  o'clock  P.  M.  the  battle  is  still  raging  fiercely,  and  the 
enemy  are  being  slowly  driven  back.  At  last  a  hill  is 
captured  which  covers  the  entire  rebel  line.  Here  we 
fortify  and  rest  for  the  night. 

May  i4th  a  severe  engagement  opens  near  Resaca; 
we  advance  by  a  circuitous  route  to  the  left;  the  Four 
teenth  corps  is  engaged;  during  the  afternoon  we 
joined  our  Twentieth  corps  and  moving  rapidly  to  the 
left;  succeeded  in  rescuing  a  portion  of  the  Fourth  corps 
from  disaster  and  defeat,  and  one  of  its  batteries  from 
certain  capture,  the  infantry  support  having  been  driven 
back,  leaving  the  battery  at  the  mercy  of  the  rebels. 
Robinson's  brigade,  of  Williams'  division,  Twentieth 
corps,  who  were  in  the  advance,  fortunately  reached  the 
scene  of  action  in  time  to  prevent  the  capture  of  an 
other  battery  by  making  a  counter-charge  on  the  advanc 
ing  rebel  legions.  We  came  up  soon  after  this  support, 
which  soon  ended  in  the  complete  repulse  of  the  rebels, 
driving  them  beyond  their  fortifications.  The  Twentieth 
army  corps  received  the  compliments  of  the  command 
ing  general,  Hooker,  for  their  gallant  work,  which  re 
sulted  in  a  loss  to  the  enemy  of  some  four  hundred  men 
killed  and  wounded. 


94  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

Battle  of  Resaca,  Georgia — In  Pursuit  of  the  Fleeing  Chivalry  (?) 

At  an  early  hour  on  the  morning  of  May  i5th  sharp 
skirmishing  opened  along  our  entire  front.  General 
Geary's  Second  division  moved  a  short  distance  to  the 
left  and  halted  for  orders.  About  1 1  o'clock  Generals 
Sherman,  Hooker,  and  Thomas,  with  their  respective 
staffs,  reached  the  battlefield  and  immediately  held  a 
council  of  war.  General  Hooker  is  requested  to  assume 
command  of  selected  troops  to  take  the  offensive,  and 
is  asked  how  large  a  force  he  required  to  capture  a  cer 
tain  fort  directly  in  our  front,  known  to  be  the  enemy's 
stronghold  and  the  key  to  his  position.  Hooker  aston 
ished  his  superiors  by  replying  :  "  Geary's  division  can, 
I  think,  carry  that  position  if  it  can  be  done  by  anyone." 
As  this  conversation  was  heard  by  our  men  we  were  pre 
pared  for  what  was  to  follow. 

As  soon  as  General  Geary  had  received  his  instruc 
tions,  the  Second  division  moved  to  the  attack  in  the 
following  orders  :  Second  and  Third  brigades  in  the 
advance,  with  the  First  brigade  closely  massed  in  their 
rear,  the  latter  advancing  closely  in  support  of  the  attack 
ing  column.  Our  advance  was  met  with  obstinate  resist 
ance,  yet  we  steadily  pushed  forward,  driving  the  enemy 
back  and  gaining  possession  of  three  lines  of  hills  in 
rapid  succession,  the  last  of  which  was  in  close  proximity 
to  the  rebel  fort,  only  a  narrow  ravine  intervening.  The 
enemy  are  strongly  entrenched  in  earthworks  extending 
in  the  rear  of  the  fort.  The  First  brigade  commenced 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.        .  95 

a  rapid  firing  at  short  range  to  cover  the  sortie  being 
made  by  regiments  of  the  Second  and  Third  brigades. 
These  regiments  rush  gallantly  forward  to  the  assault. 
They  are  repulsed  but  quickly  reform,  and,  with  other 
regiments  sent  to  their  support,  they  again  pass  forward. 
The  fort  was  captured  and  lost  three  times  in  succession, 
but  at  last  the  rebels  are  forced  to  flee  before  our  furious 
charge.  Leaving  the  guns  they  join  the  main  line. 

The  Union  forces  prevented  the  rebels  from  again 
-occupying  the  fort  until  dark,  when  detachments  from 
the  Twenty-ninth  and  other  Ohio  regiments  of  the  First 
brigade  were  sent  to  open  a  trench  through  the  earth 
works  of  the  fort  through  which  to  move  the  guns  into 
the  ravine  below.  The  rebels  discovering  this  charged 
•down  upon  us  to  recapture  the  guns.  Expecting  such 
an  attack  the  First  brigade  had  moved  forward  into  the 
ravine,  and  now  waited  the  coming  of  the  rebels.  When 
close  upon  them  a  signal  was  given,  which  was  followed 
by  a  sheet  of  flame  along  our  whole  line,  dealing  terri 
ble  destruction  into  the  rebel  ranks,  immediately  fol 
lowed  by  a  determined  bayonet  charge,  which  threw  their 
lines  into  disorder  and  they  fled  panic-stricken  over 
„  their  fortifications,  closely  pursued  by  our  command, 
whose  loud  huzzas  sent  Johnston's  army  in  rapid  retreat, 
abandoned  all  its  cannon,  hospital,  and  commissary 
stores,  and  with  their  usual  savagery  leaving  their  own 
dead  and  wounded  upon  the  field.  We  also  captured 
many  prisoners. 

This  success  was  a  grand  victory  for  the  "white  star" 
division  of  the  Twentieth  corps,  yet  not  unattended  with 
losses,  which  were,  however,  light  in  comparison  with 
those  of  the  enemy.  In  fact,  in  the  night  attack  we 
had  so  thoroughly  surprised  the  enemy  that  but  feeble 
resistance  was  made. 


g6  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

At  an  early  hour  on  the  morning  of  May  i6th  we 
pushed  rapidly  forward  in  pursuit  of  the  retreating  rebels. 
At  9  o'clock  A.  M.  we  came  into  line  on  the  bank  of  the 
Coosa  river,  near  the  railroad  bridge,  which  our  cavalry 
had  prevented  the  rebels  from  burning,  though  they  had 
made  repeated  efforts  to  do  so.  The  enemy's  flight  was 
so  rapid  that  he  had  not  even  time  to  seriously  impair 
the  railroad  track.  Our  locomotives,  with  trains  of  sur- 
plies,  soon  came  in  sight.  We  now  advanced  across  the 
river  and  encamped  for  the  night. 

At  12  M.  on  May  lyth,  the  general  forward  move 
ment  of  our  army  was  resumed.  The  Twenty-nintn* 
regiment  was  the  advance  guard  of  its  division,  and 
assisted  in  driving  the  rebels  from  the  little  village  of 
Calhoun,  where  we  halt  for  the  night.  At  5  o'clock  on 
the  following  morning  we  again  moved  forward  in  the 
direction  of  Rome,  Georgia.  At  Rome  cross-roads  the 
rebels  were  met  and  promptly  engaged  by  the  Fourth 
corps;  a  lively  fight  ensued,  resulting  in  slight  losses  on 
both  sides.  The  enemy  retreated,  and  we  continued  the 
pursuit  until  9  o'clock  p.  M.,  when  we  encamped  for  the 
night. 

On  the  next  morning  at  early  dawn  we  pushed  for 
ward,  continuing  until  3  o'clock  p.  M.,  when  we  halt  and 
form  line  near  Kingston,  Georgia.  The  whole  force  of 
the  enemy  are  immediately  on  our  front,  and  the  Fourth 
corps  promptly  open  fire  upon  them,  which  resulted  in  a 
further  movement  of  the  chivalry  to  the  rear. 

We  remain  here  until  the  morning  of  May  23d  when 
we  move  about  daylight  via  Cassville  and  Cass  station  to 
the  Etowah  river,  which  is  crossed  on  pontoons,  and  a 
halt  for  the  night  made  on  its  opposite  bank.  The  next 
morning  we  resume  the  weary  march,  coming  into 
line  of  battle  at  about  9  A.  M.  We  advanced  in  this 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  97 

order  up  the  Raccoon  hills,  or  Alatoona  range,  until 
night,  when  we  encamp  at  Burnt  Hickory.  The  First 
brigade,  as  advance  guard,  moved  ahead  at  daybreak, 
via  the  Burnt  Hickory  road. 


TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 


CHAPTER  XV. 

Pumpkin  Vine  Creek — Dallas,  or  New  Hope  Church— Slight  Unpleas 
antness —  Personal. 

At  Pumpkin  Vine  creek  we  discover  the  enemy  and 
drive  back  his  skirmishers,  who  are  stationed  on  its  op 
posite  bank,  recovering  the  bridge,  which  we  cross  and 
throw  out  skirmishers  on  the  opposite  side.  While  this 
was  being  accomplished,  General  Hooker  and  Staff,  with* 
a  small  body  guard,  pushed  ahead  to  reconnoiter.  He 
had  not  advanced  far,  however,  when  he  was  attacked  by 
a  force  of  rebel  sharp  shooters.  He  now  came  tearing 
back  into  our  lines  shouting  to  General  Geary  to  move 
his  First  brigade  into  position  to  hold  the  enemy  in 
check  nntil  the  Second  and  Third  brigades  should  come 
up,  they  being  some  four  miles  in  our  rear.  We  quickly 
formed  line  by  columns  to  the  right  and  left,  the  Twen 
ty-ninth  Ohio  occupying  position  on  the  extreme  left, 
Knapp's  battery  taking  position  immediately  in  our  rear, 
to  cover  the  bridge  in  case  we  were  forced  to  retire  be 
fore  reinforcements  should  reach  us.  As  the  left  com 
pany  of  the  Twenty-ninth  were  completing  the  battle- 
line  a  rebel  column  was  found  marching  in  close 
proximity  to  our  flank. 

Ten  paces  to  the  front  the  skirmishers  were  hotly  en 
gaged,  but  our  flank  was  uncovered.  We  immediately 
face  to  the  left  and  prepare  to  fire,  but  are  prevented  by 
instructions  not  to  draw  on  a  general  engagement  but  to 
hold  the  position  at  all  hazards.  The  rebel  column  on 
our  flank,  however,  slowly  retired  without  firing  a  gun, 
.and  forming  on  their  main  line,  which  was  massed  in  the 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  99 

woods  a  short  distance  to  our  front.  During  this  time 
we  hastily  changed  front  in  form  of  a  semi-circle  to  pro 
tect  us  from  flank  attack.  This  movement  was  executed 
none  too  soon,  as  the  enemy  came  immediately  to  the 
attack,  and  a  sharp  engagement  opened  all  along  the 
line,  which  was  a  hot  one,  yet  it  gallantly  held  its  own 
until  the  balance  of  its  division  came  up.  Forming  in 
bolumn  with  us,  we  advance  on  the  rebel  line  and  drive 
them  slowly  back. 

The  battle  now  became  fierce  and  our  assaults  were 
heroically  met.  Generals  Hooker  and  Geary  were  present 
and  ordered  the  attack,  the  plan  of  which  was  to  advance 
lines  and  fire,  to  be  followed  by  bayonet  charges,  by 
which  the  enemy  was  steadily  driven  back.  Our  front 
line  was  frequently  relieved  by  columns  from  the  rear, 
thus  keeping  fresh  men  at  the  front.  Geary's  division 
alone  had  driven  Hood's  rebel  corps  back  to  the  forks  of 
the  road  at  New  Hope  church,  when  Butterfield's  Third 
division  arrived  and  took  position  on  our  left.  Soon 
after,  Williams  came  up  with  the  First  division  and 
passed  to  the  front,  which  allowed  the  Second  division 
to  drop  in  the  reserve  long  enough  to  clean  our  firearms 
and  replenish  cartridge-boxes,  when  we  again  advance  in 
support  of  the  First  and  Third  divisions. 

Just  as  the  sun  disappeared  in  the  western  horizon, 
General  Geary  ordered  the  First  brigade  to  charge  the 
enemy.  This  movement  was  executed  on  the  double- 
quick,  and  as  our  columns  passed  in  perfect  alignment 
to  the  front,  Butterfield's  and  \Villiams'  commands 
greeted  us  with  hearty  cheers  of  genuine  admiration. 
Onward  the  column  rushes,  and  closing  with  the  enemy 
delivers  a  terrible  volley.  The  charge  is  continued,  the 
air  resounding  with  defiant  cheers  as  the  enemy  is  driven 
from  the  field  and  down  a  hill  at  a  brisk  run.  It  was 


100  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

now  beginning  to  grow  dark,  and  the  impetuous  rush  of 
the  men  soon  brought  them  within  a  short  distance  of  a 
line  of  brush-covered  work  which  concealed  the  enemy's 
batteries,  who  at  once  opened  a  terrific  and  deadly  fire  of 
grape  and  canister  into  our  ranks.  Instantly  falling  on 
the  ground,  we  deliver  so  destructive  a  fire  on  their 
cannoniers  that  their  guns  are  soon  silenced.  Our  left 
being  without  support,  an  attempt  to  carry  their  works 
was  extremely  hazardous.  The  regiment  on  our  right 
had  already  retired  some  distance  to  our  right  rear,  mak 
ing  the  situation  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  one  of 
great  danger,  but  owing  to  the  darkness  we  knew  nothing, 
of  it  until  an  officer  of  Geary's  staff  came  forward  with 
an  order  to  fall  back,  when  we  retired  to  a  position  some 
forty  paces  from  the  rebel  line. 

The  enemy  had  now  ceased  firing,  and  perfect  silence 
reigned,  only  broken  by  the  groans  of  the  wounded  and 
dying.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  had  suffered  severe 
loss,  and  only  the  favorable  depression  in  its  front  saved 
it  from  annihilation.  W.  F.  Stevens,  captain  of  com 
pany  B,  was  wounded  in  this  action. 

The  Fifth  Ohio,  on  our  right  on  higher  ground,  suffered 
fearfully  from  the  masked  batteries,  one  company  being 
almost  entirely  decimated.  This  caused  the  regiment  to 
retire  to  the  knoll.  Colonel  Patrick,  a  most  gallant 
officer  of  the  Fifth,  was  killed,  also  seventy-five  of  his 
men  killed  and  wounded.  The  loss  of  the  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  in  this  charge  was  forty  killed  and  wounded,  shot 
down  in  almost  the  short  space  of  time  required  to 
record  it. 

It  was  not  long  before  we  heard  tremendous  cheering 
in  the  distance  on  our  right  front,  which  was  caused  by 
Sherman  moving  a  force  in  that  direction,  turning  the 
rebel  flank,  which  was  soon  in  full  retreat.  Immediately 


VETERAN  VOhUNTEElls. 


after,  sounds  were  heard  in  the  supposed  deserted  rebel 
works,  which  we  believed  were  our  own  men  who  had 
recently  occupied  them,  and  by  reason  of  this  supposed 
safety  our  whole  command  was  soon  in  slumber  deep 
and  heavy  from  exhaustion  of  the  day's  labor. 

At  early  dawn  on  May  26th  the  enemy  discovered  our 
close  proximity,  and  at  once  opened  upon  us  with  artil 
lery,  and  at  about  the  same  time  advanced  its  infantry 
to  attack  us  in  our  rear.  This  movement  was  dis 
covered,  however,  in  time  to  prevent  its  further  progress. 
After  a  hot  fight  the  enemy  retired  to  his  fortifications. 
During  the  day  several  attempts  were  made  in  the  same 
direction,  but  without  effect.  Near  the  close  of  the  day 
we  were  temporarily  relieved  and  retired  to  a  ravine  a 
few  yards  in  our  rear,  where  we  received  rations,  the  first 
"square  meal"  in  two  days. 

At  an  early  hour  the  following  morning  (May  2yth) 
our  artillery  took  position  at  the  breastworks  and  opened 
a  furious'cannonading,  which  is  replied  to  with  spirit  by 
the  rebel  batteries.  During  the  afternoon  the  enemy 
made  a  sortie  on  our  line,  a  general  engagement  ensued, 
and  the  rebels  were  beaten  back.  The  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  loss  was  slight,  we  being  well  protected  by  rifle 
pits.  The  rebel  loss  in  this  attack  was  severe,  their  dead 
and  wounded  being  thickly  strewn  in  front  of  our  works. 
During  this  attack  General  Sherman  and  staff  took  posi 
tion  in  our  rear.  General  Hooker  is  generally  where  the 
bullets  fly  thickest,  and  his  utter  disregard  of  danger  has 
won  the  love  of  the  "  boys,"  who  call  him  "  Uncle  Joe," 
and  who  are  all,  at  any  time,  ready  to  go  through  fire  if 
he  so  desires,  knowing  he  will  not  ask  them  to  go  where 
he  fears  to  lead. 

The  battle  continues  throughout  the  following  day, 
with  brisk  infantry  firing  and  heavy  cannonading  almost 


102  TWENT\ -NINTH    OHIO 

incessantly.  As  night  again  shrouds  the  bloody  field  the 
Twenty-ninth  regiment,  with  the  exception  of  company 
B,  which  was  on  the  skirmish  line,  relieved  the  Seventh 
Ohio,  One  Hundred  and  Ninth,  and  One  Hundred  and 
Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania.  The  rebels  were  unusually 
quiet  during  the  night.  Company  B  remained  on  the 
skirmish  nearly  all  of  the  following  day  and  was  kept 
hotly  engaged.  The  company's  position  was  not  more 
.than  eight  rods  from  the  rebel  outposts,  who  made  it  ex 
tremely  hot  for  us  as  we  went  back  and  forth  to  the  relief 
of  our  comrades,  and  sometimes  unsoldierly  attitudes 
were  assumed  to  evade  their  deadly  aim.  Late  in  the 
day  company  B  was  relieved.  Henry  Brainard,  Spencer 
Atkin,  and  Henry  Clark  volunteered  to  go  out  and  bring 
in  the  bodies  of  Albert  Atkin,  C.  A.  Davis,  and  Jerome 
Phinney,  which  they  did,  the  enemy  opening  fire  upon 
them  with  musketry  and  artillery,  the  deadly  missiles  fly 
ing  thick  and  fast  about  them.  Such  was  the  treatment 
of  the  "  chivalry  "  to  men  bravely  exposing  themselves 
to  give  Christian  interment  to  the  gallant  men  who  had 
fought  their  last  battle.  However,  none  were  injured. 
While  pertorming  the  last  sad  rites  of  burial,  the  rebels 
came  out  in  a  sortie  and  made  furious  assaults  along  our 
entire  line.  Our  men  reserved  their  fire  until  the  enemy 
were  close  upon  them,  when,  at  a  given  signal,  some 
twenty  cannon,  double  shotted  with  grape,  opened  fire, 
which  made  the  earth  tremble  with  their  awful  thunder, 
while  the  infantry  sent  deadly  volleys  into  their  ranks. 
The  result  of  this  fire  was  most  terrible  slaughter  to  the 
enemy,  who  broke  and  ran  anywhere  to  cover,  leaving 
several  hundred  dead  and  dying  behind,  the  ground 
between  the  two  lines  being  literally  covered  with  the 
rebel  dead.  During  the  3oth  there  were  several  sharp 
fights,  our  regiment  having  several  men  wounded.  May 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  103 

3ist  the  regiment  was  under  fire,  as  usual,  the  greater 
part  of  the  day,  and  at  night  was  engaged  in  the  con 
struction  of  an  advanced  line  of  works,  under  a  heavy 
fire  from  the  entire  rebel  line.  Before  they  were  fully 
completed  the  rebels  commenced  an  attack  and  we  fell 
back  on  the  main  line.  General  Geary  being  present, 
exclaimed,  "Get  back  to  your  command  in  readiness  for 
an  engagement."  One  ensued,  which  resulted  in  driv 
ing  the  enemy  back  with  severe  loss  to  them.  We  now 
resumed  work  and  finally  succeeded  in  completing  the 
line,  though  continually  annoyed  by  the  enemy's  firing. 
On  the  morning  of  June  ist  the  regiment  resumed  its 
place  on  the  front  line  and  was  soon  furiously  engaged, 
which  continued  during  the  fore  part  of  the  day.  At 
noon  the  Twentieth  corps  was  relieved  by  Logan's  Fif 
teenth  corps  and  moved  to  the  left  as  support  to  the 
Fourth  corps  (General  Howard).  The  following  morn 
ing  we  moved  towards  the  left  and  at  1 1  o'clock  A.  M. 
formed  line  and  pushed  forward  in  concert  with  Scho- 
field's  Twenty-third  corps.  We  capture  two  lines  of 
rebel  works,  the  enemy  falling  back.  That  night  we 
slept  on  our  arms.  At  dawn  on  the  3d  we  advanced 
and  were  soon  engaged  with  the  enemy,  the  skirmishing 
along  our  whole  line  being  very  strong.  During  the  day 
Sherman  succeeded  in  turning  the  rebel  right,  causing 
him  to  retire  with  severe  loss.  Twenty-ninth  loss  : 
Killed,  six; -wounded,  twenty-four;  captured,  one;  total 
thirty-one.  This  is  the  tenth  day  we  have  been  under 
fire.  4th. — Firing  during  all  of  last  night.  All  quiet 
to-day. 


104  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

Advance  to  Pine  Knob — Battle  at  that  Place — A  Forward  Movement. 

At  5  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  June  6th,  the  army 
pushed  forward  after  the  retreating  enemy.  When  about 
two  miles  from  Ackworth  Station  he  makes  a  stand,  and 
we  wheel  into  line,  the  Twenty-ninth  acting  as  skirmish- 
ers  while  the  other  troops  were  engaged  in  preparing 
rifle-pits.  The  Fourteenth  corps  now  came  up,  forming 
on  our  left,  and  General  Howard's  Fourth  corps  on  our 
right.  The  position  remained  the  same  until  June  loth, 
when  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  is  sent  forward  on  a  recon- 
noissance.  A  large  force  of  rebels  are  found  to  be 
strongly  entrenched  on  Pine  mountain.  At  dark  the 
regiment  returned  to  the  main  line,  where  the  situation 
remains  unchanged  until  June  i4th,  when  our  entire 
force  move  forward.  The  Twentieth,  with  the  Fourth 
corps  on  its  left,  take  position  immediately  in  front  of 
the  rebel  army,  on  Pine  mountain.  At  evening  the 
Twenty-ninth  was  again  advanced  to  the  skirmish  line, 
and  was  engaged,  as  was  our  artillery,  throughout  the 
greater  part  of  the  night.  On  the  following  day,  June 
i5th,  occurs  the  battle  of  Pine  Knob,  Georgia. 

At  early  dawn  our  regiment  pushed  forward  as  the 
advance  of  a  general  flank  movement  on  Pine  mountain, 
which  resulted  in  its  capture  without  severe  fighting. 
The  Twentieth  corps  was  changed  from  the  front  to  the 
right.  Moving  rapidly  in  that  direction  it  soon  reached 
another  strongly  entrenched  position  of  the  enemy, 
when  the  column  made  a  left  half  wheel,  which  brought 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  105 

the  first  brigade  of  Geary's  division  directly  in  front  of 
Pine  Knob. 

This  position  of  the  enemy  was  found  to  be  strongly 
fortified.  Twenty  embrazures,  from  which  as  many  can 
non  bristled,  covered  all  the  approaches  to  it.  General 
Hooker  ordered  General  Geary  to  send  two  regiments  in 
a  sortie  against  the  rebel  position,  and  the  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  and  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  regiments,  the 
latter  on  our  left,  were  at  once  forwarded  to  the  assault. 
General  Hooker,  mounted  on  his  famous  gray  charger, 
advanced  with  us,  immediately  in  rear  of  our  line.  The 
general's  presence  greatly  encouraged  the  men  in  this 
desperate  undertaking. 

On  the  hill  were  the  twenty  cannon,  which  we  knew 
would  soon  belch  forth  destruction  to  our  ranks.  The 
two  regiments  silently  but  rapidly  cross  a  ravine  where 
they  encounter  two  rebel  regiments.  These  proved  to 
be  the  First  and  Twenty-ninth  Georgia.  We  opened 
fire  briskly  and  charging  upon  them  soon  drove  them  in 
disorder  to  the  rear. 

We  pursued  them  so  hotly  that  our  standard-bearer 
was  at  one  time  within  a  few  paces  of  the  rebel  Twenty- 
ninth  Georgia  colors,  which  we  were  making  desperate 
efforts  to  capture.  The  rebel  color-bearer  was  shot, 
but  their  flag  was  grasped  again  by  another  rebel  who 
escaped  with  it  into  their  fortification.  But  the  regiment 
to  which  he  belonged  was  nearly  annihilated  before  it 
succeeded  in  regaining  its  main  line.  Our  regiment  had 
rushed  upon  them  forcing  them  back  step  by  step  until 
they  were  under  cover,  and  we  had  succeeded  in  killing, 
wounding,  and  taking  prisoners  all'  except  the  little  hand 
ful  who  escaped  with  the  flag.  At  the  moment  of  their 
escape  we  made  a  dash  to  carry  their  fortifications,  but 
were  checked  by  abattis  and  a  deep  trench  hidden  by 


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brush.  At  this  point  their  artillery  opened  with  mur 
derous  discharges  of  grape  and  canister,  which  produced 
terrible  destruction  in  our  ranks.  Still  the  line  stands 
firm.  Another  instant  and  our  men  are  laying  flat  upon 
the  ground  and  the  deadly  missies  go  hissing  harmlessly 
through  the  air  over  our  heads.  We  now  open  a  fire 
upon  their  cannoniers,  so  deadly  in  its  character  that  the 
guns  are  soon  silenced. 

Night  was  fast  coming  on  when  our  line  was  ordered 
to  fall  back  to  a  more  secure  position.  The  men  now 
engage  in  the  erection  of  earthworks  within  a  few  rods  o/ 
the  rebel  fort  on  -the  knob,  which  placed  the  Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  in  the  extreme  front,  our  flanking  regiments 
assuming  a  circular  position  on  our  right  and  left  rear. 
We  were  under  fire  all  night,  the  rebel  infantry  and  artil 
lery  keeping  up  an  almost  continuous  rattle  in  their 
endeavors  to  drive  our  men  from  their  labors  on  the  for 
tifications.  Despite  this,  however,  we  held  our  position, 
though  suffering  a  constant  loss  in  our  ranks. 

Just  at  daybreak  on  the  i6th  instant  the  Sixty-sixth 
Ohio,  of  our  brigade  from  the  reserve,  relieved  us  ;  we, 
however,  left  them  well  protected  by  the  strong  earth 
works  constructed  during  the  night. 

The  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  regiment  went  into  this 
action  with  two  hundred  members,  of  whom  thirty-nine 
were  killed  and  wounded.  Among  the  killed  was  First 
Sergeant  Joel  E.  Tanner,  one  of  our  bravest  men.  Soon 
after  his  death  his  commission  reached  us  promoting 
him  to  a  captaincy  for  bravery  in  action.  God  help  that 
little  wife  of  his  in  her  far  away  northern  home  to  bear 
his  death  bravely  as  the  wife  of  a  soldier  should,  even 
though  all  her  hopes  and  bright  anticipations  seem  shat 
tered  by  the  blow.  Generals  Joe  Hooker  and  Geary 
announced  in  warm  terms  their  admiration  of  the  "  gal- 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  1 07 

lant  manner  in  which  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  and  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  regiments  conducted  themselves  in 
the  assault  on  Pine  Knob."  The  former  remarked  that 
taking  into  consideration  the  deadly  fire  we  were  exposed 
to,  we  had  accomplished  that  which  he  never  saw  so 
small  a  force  attempt  before.  As  he  was  present  in  the 
assault  his  opinion  is  of  value. 

Sharp  skirmishing  and  artillery  firing  continued  along 
the  line  during  the  day.  At  night  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  moved  to  the  front,  relieving  the  Sixty-sixth 
Ohio  regiment.  It  was  nearly  morning  when  we  dis 
covered  that  the  enemy  were  withdrawing  their  artillery. 
We  at  once  advanced  and  possessed  the  rebel  fortifica 
tions  on  the  hill  with  little  trouble,  as  the  artillery  had 
already  withdrawn  and  the  infantry  were  rapidly  follow 
ing.  After  daylight  we  pushed  forward,  only  to  find  the 
enemy  in  another  strong  position,  which  we  at  once  at 
tacked.  A  rambling  fire  was  kept  up  during  the  entire 
day. 

During  the  following  day  (June  i8th)  the  same  state 
of  affairs  continued,  the  firing  extending  along  our  entire 
front.  At  an  early  hour  next  morning  the  enemy  re 
treated,  and  we  moved  in  pursuit,  the  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  regiment,  as  usual,  in  the  advance  as  skirmishers. 
Why,  I  believe  the  "boys"  would  have  rebelled  had  they 
not  been  put  on  the  skirmish  line  whenever  there  was  a 
prospect  of  somebody  being  killed  on  our  side.  Rapidly 
we  gained  possession  of  two  lines  of  hills,  and  soon 
found  the  enemy  upon  a  third  ridge,  strongly  fortified. 
A  skirmish  of  two  hours'  duration  ensues,  and  we  are 
ordered  to  fall  back  to  the  main  line,  as  support  to 
Bundy's  Thirteenth  New  York  battery. 

June'  2oth  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  and  its  brigade 
are  in  line  three  miles  southwest  of  Marietta,  Georgia, 


I08  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

and  skirmished  all  day  with  the  enemy.  As  night  came 
on  our  division  moved  to  the  right,  forming  on  the  right 
of  Butterfield's  Third  division.  Our  regiment  was  again 
on  the  skirmish  line,  and  in  active  engagement  during 
the  greater  part  of  the  night.  The  next  morning  we 
formed  line  of  battle  near  Gulp's  farm  and  to  the  right 
of  Little  Kenesaw  mountain.  At  about  1 1  A.  M.  our 
regiment  was  withdrawn  from  the  skirmish  line,  and  at 
once  began  throwing  up  rifle-pits  parallel  with  works  of 
Williams'  First  division  on  our  right  and  Butterfield's  on 
our  left.  The  Third  brigade  of  the  Second  division  naw 
advanced  and  engaged  the  enemy,  our  single  line  afford 
ing  feeble  protection  in  the  event  of  an  attack  on  our 
position. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  1 09 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

Battle  of  Gulp's  Farm  or  Kenesaw  Mountain — The  Glorious  Fourth — 
Advance  to  the  Chattahoochie. 

June  22d  we  move  to  the  front,  and  occupy  a  ridge  on 
Gulp's  farm,  which  covers  the  level  on  our  front.  We 
had  been  but  a  short  time  in  this  position  when  the 
rebel  General  Hood's  corps  was  moved  directly  on  our 
front,  and  immediately  advanced  in  furious  attack  upon 
the  divisions  of  Generals  Geary  and  Williams.  Our 
artillery  was  at  once  turned  upon  the  advancing  rebel 
columns,  which,  with  the  terrific  volleys  our  infantry 
poured  into  their  ranks,  produced  a  sudden  check  to  their 
further  advance,  and  in  less  than  one  hour  these  two 
divisions  succeeded  in  beating  back  and  putting  to  total 
rout  Hood's  entire  command,  which  suffered  great  loss, 
while  ours  was  but  slight.  The  enemy  left  on  the  field 
2,100  killed,  wounded,  and  prisoners,  besides  many 
wounded,  removed  from  the  field.  The  estimated  rebel 
loss  was  3,000  men.  Eight  hundred  of  the  rebel  dead 
were  buried  on  the  field. 

At  the  close  of  this  action  a  body  of  our  skirmishers 
were  deployed  over  the  field,  finding  the  enemy's  dead 
and  wounded  scattered  thickly  about.  In  places  they 
lay  stretched  across  each  other,  literally  heaped  up, 
bloody,  terrible — dead.  Our  skirmishers  advanced  rap 
idly,  and  were  soon  engaged  with  the  enemy's  rear,  but 
this  soon  ceased,  and  we  established  a  picket  line  for  the 
night.  We  remained  on  the  field  until  noon  of  the  23d, 
when  we  were  retired  and  rejoined  the  main  line. 

At  about  4  o'clock  p.  M.,  one  hundred  guns  opened  a 


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simultaneous  fire  on  Little  Kenesaw  mountain.  Directly 
in  front  of  our  regiment  and  across  the  creek,  which  flows 
along  the  base  of  the  mountain,  is  level  ground.  At 
this  point  is  situated  a  block-house  and  rifle-pits,  the 
latter  between  the  house  and  mountain,  and  both  now 
held  by  rebel  sharpshooters,  who  were  continually  pick 
ing  off  our  cannoniers.  General  Geary,  evidently  con 
templating  an  advance  of  his  line,  called  for  twenty 
volunteers  from  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  to  dislodge 
these  troublesome  occupants  of  the  block-house  and 
rifle-pits.  In  response  to  this  call  two  men  from  each 
company  came  quickly  forward,  and  at  once  advanced 
across  the  creek  and  ravine.  The  rebels  soon  discovered 
the  detachment;  and  opened  fire  upon  it.  Sergeant 
Griswold,  of  Company  B,  in  command,  rapidly  advanced 
his  men  up  the  rise  of  open  ground  lying  between  him 
and  the  enemy,  and  with  a  rush  amidst  a  perfect  storm 
of  bullets,  closed  on  the  rifle-pits,  capturing  all  who 
remained  in  them. 

We  now  approach  the  rear  of  the  block-house  and 
demand  its  surrender.  The  rebel  lieutenant  in  com 
mand  exclaimed  from  the  window  of  the  house:  "You 
d— d  yanks,  take  us  if  you  can  ! "  and  immediately 
opened  fire.  The  door  of  the  house  is  soon  battered 
down,  and  the  rebels  attempt  to  cut  their  way  out. 
Finding  themselves  covered  by  nearly  a  score  of  rifles, 
aimed  by  determined  men,  all,  with  the  exception  of  the 
rebel  lieutenant  and  one  other,  threw  down  their  arms 
and  surrendered.  The  rebel  •  officer  fired  on  the  captors 
and  lost  his  life  by  his  rashness.  We  had  now  a  total  of 
twenty-one  prisoners.  Several  others  were  killed  or 
badly  wounded.  The  former  were  sent  at  once  to  the 
rear,  and  the  little  force  deployed  along  the  road  to  hold 
the  position  until  reinforcements  should  arrive.  How- 


VETERAN    VOLUNTEERS.  Ill 

ever,  they  were  not  furnished,  and  after  holding  the  po 
sition  some  two  hours  a  heavy  body  of  rebels  came 
upon  us,  stealing  along  under  cover  of  the  bushes  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  road,  suddenly  arose  and  fired 
a  volley  at  us.  The  speed  we  made  across  the  level 
field  with  the  rebels  in  hot  pursuit,  their  bullets  whistling 
past  our  ears  in  the  most  energetic  manner,  would  have 
dismayed  a  professional  pedestrian. 

June  24th,  skirmishing  during  the  day.  As  night 
came  on  a  detachment  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment 
was  sent  out  on  picket.  Nothing  occurred  during  the 
night,  and  at  dawn  we  returned  to  our  brigade,  where 
orders  were  received  to  hold  ourselves  in  readiness  to 
move  on  notice,  cannonading  and  skirmish  fighting  being 
kept  up  along  the  line. 

The  situation  remained  unchanged  until  June  27th. 
At  an  early  hour  this  morning  two  men  from  each  com 
pany  of  our  regiment  volunteered  to  advance  to  the  re 
lief  of  the  Pennsylvania  regiment  on  the  outposts,  and 
about  9  o'clock  A.  M.  we  moved  forward.  We  were  also 
to  dislodge  the  rebel  sharpshooters,  who  had  been  allowed 
to  again  possess  the  block-house  and  rifle-pits.  Crossing 
the  creek  and  ravine  we  made  a  quick  dash  toward  the 
locality  mentioned,  amid  a  hot  cross-fire  from  rebels 
along  the  fence  before  referred  to.  But  as  we  close  the 
rebels  abandon  the  block-house  and  rifle-pits,  yet  dispute 
with  the  energy  of  desperation,  every  inch  of  our  ad 
vance  as  they  retire.  We,  however,  gained  possession 
of  the  road  beyond  the  house,  an  important  position 
covering  the  rebel  left  on  Little  Kenesaw. 

They  now  opened  fire  on  us  from  the  mountain  on 
our  left  and  front.  Making  a  flank  movement  to  the 
left  we  came  up  in  rear  of  some  rebel  rifle-pits,  captur 
ing  eleven  prisoners  and  holding  the  position  until  the 


112  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Fifth  Ohio  regiment  came  to  our  support.  That  regi 
ment  at  once  began  to  fortify,  while  we  remained  on  the 
skirmish  line  under  constant  fire.  The  enemy  discov 
ered  the  work  of  the  Fifth  and  trained  their  batteries 
from  different  directions  on  our  position,  and  also  ad 
vanced  infantry,  who  made  repeated  attempts  to  dis 
lodge  us.  Solid  shot  and  shell  came  crashing  through 
the  block-house,  the  shells  bursting  amongst  us  in  quick 
succession.  Nor  were  their  musketry  behind  in  sending 
their  death-dealing  missiles  upon  us. 

Knapp's  battery  soon  came  up  the  hill,  and  swinging 
into  position,  unlimbered  and  opened  a  rapid  cross-fife 
on  Little  Kenesaw  mountain.  About  this  time  the 
Fourteenth,  with  a  portion  of  the  Fourth  corps,  made  a 
desperate  assault  on  the  mountain  a  short  distance  to  our 
left.  The  engagement  now  became  serious,  one  shell 
killing  twelve  and  another  six  of  our  men.  To  hold  the 
position  we  had  captured  was  an  arduous  undertaking, 
and  so  severe  was  the  fighting  that  those  of  us  who  had 
advanced  early  in  the  morning  had  fired  nearly  two  hun 
dred  rounds.  At  dusk  the  fighting  ceased,  and  we  are 
recalled  to  our  command. 

June  28th. — This  morning  at  sunrise  we  advance 
obliquely  to  the  right,  and,  reaching  an  advanced  position, 
throw  up  fortifications;  rebel  batteries  open  fire  on  us 
meanwhile.  Our  lookout,  as  he  sees  smoke  issue  from 
the  rebel  guns,  calls  out:  "  Lay  down,"  "lay  low,"  or 
"look  out,  she's  coming,"  etc.  Many  laughable  and  other 
incidents  occurred  during  this  bombardment,  such  as  at 
tempts  to  dodge  shells,  etc.  Charles  Upton,  of  Company 
G,  while  carrying  a  rail,  had  it  cut  in  two  by  a  shell ;  he, 
however,  escaped  unhurt. 

June  2Qth. — To-day  the  Fourteenth  corps  obtained  a 
temporary  truce  under  flag,  during  which  they  interred 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  113 

their  dead.  An  assault  is  made  on  this  corps  during  the 
early  part  of  the  night,  but  is  repulsed,  and  we  were  not 
again  disturbed. 

June  3oth. — During  this  afternoon  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  received  orders  to  move.  About  10  o'clock  at 
night  our  corps  (the  Twentieth)  was  relieved  by  the 
Fourteenth.  We  at  once  marched  several  miles  to  the 
right  in  relief  of  the  Twenty-third  cerps. 

On  July  ist  our  regiment  was  again  engaged.  The 
fighting  ceased  only  with  daylight.  Sharp  skirmishing 
and  severe  cannonading  continued  during  the  entire  day 
of  the  2d,  and  at  night  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  occu 
pied  its  customary  position — on  the  skirmish  line.  This 
time,  however,  it  was  accompanied  by  the  Twenty-eighth 
Pennsylvania.  Just  before  daylight  on  the  morning  of 
July  3d,  the  enemy  were  found  to  be  retreating,  and  we 
at  once  moved  forward  to  find  the  works  deserted,  the 
troops  having  evacuated.  The  position,  as  supposed, 
was  almost  impregnable  to  direct  assault,  being  con 
structed  to  enfilade  an  attack  of  infantry. 

The  army  now  push  forward  in  pursuit  of  the  retreat 
ing  rebels,  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  and  Twenty-eighth 
Pennsylvania  taking  the  advance  in  the  order  of  heavy 
skirmishers.  We  soon  came  upon  Wheeler's  rebel 
cavalry,  and  engaged  his  dismounted  men  so  promptly 
that  they  fell  precipitately  back  to  where  their  horses 
were  picketed.  The  Twenty-ninth  succeeded  in  captur 
ing  nearly  one  hundred  of  them  in  their  hurried  efforts 
to  remount.  The  Second  division  during  the  pursuit 
captured  nearly  nine  hundred  prisoners.  The  rebels  were 
steadily  falling  back  on  the  Chattahoochie  river.  It  was 
late  when  we  halted  for  the  night.  How  sweet  the  woo 
ing  of  the  drowsy  god  after  such  long  continued  fatigue, 
only  those  who  have  been  there  can  imagine,  the  soft  sid*e 

8 


114  TWENTV-NINTH   OHIO 

of  a  rail  on  such  occasions  being  more  luxurious  than 
any  patent  spring  contrivance  of  to-day. 

July  4th.  On  this  day,  made  glorious  to  all  this  good 
ly  land  by  the  forefathers  of  both  the  blue  and  gray,  was 
celebrated  by  the  issue  of  full  rations  of  hard-tack, 
s ,  bacon,  and  coffee,  and  wonderful  feats  of  gor 
mandizing  ensued.  To  make  the  day  something  of  a 
reminder  of  the  Northern  anniversary,  with  its  tearing 
headache  of  the  5th,  General  "Joe"  ordered  an  issue 
of  liquor  to  the  men,  the  first  of  the  campaign.  About 
4  o'clock  p.  M.  we  broke  camp  and  marched  towards  the 
left,  but  soon  came  to  a  halt  for  the  night. 

At  dawn  on  the  following  day  we  pushed  forward  and 
took  possession  of  a  line  of  works  the  rebels  had  only 
evacuated  on  our  approach.  They  are  now  crossing 
Chattahoochie  river.  The  advance  is  continued  until 
within  about  one  and  one-half  miles  of  the  river,  where 
we  encounter  a  second  line  of  rebel  works,  occupied  by 
the  enemy  to  cover  the  retreat  across  the  river. 

July  6th  we  occupy  the  position  of  yesterday.  Dur 
ing  the  forenoon  our  regiment  was  support  of  Bundy's 
New  York  battery,  engaged  in  shelling  the  rebels  from  a 
fort.  About  2  P.  M.  we  returned  with  the  battery  to  the 
main  line,  and  one  hour  later  moved  with  our  division  to 
the  left  and  formed  line  of  battle,  in  which  position  we 
passed  the  night.  On  the  day  following  we  marched  to 
the  left  and  assumed  position  in  line  between  the  Four 
teenth  and  Fifteenth  corps.  Sharp  skirmishing  was  kept 
up  nearly  all  night.  This  position  is  maintained  by  our 
regiment,  with  daily  skirmishing,  until  the  early  dawn  of 
July  loth,  when  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  is  pushed  for 
ward  on  a  reconnoissance.  We  discover  that  the  enemy 
have  retreated  across  the  Chattahoochie.  On  reaching 
the  river  we  deploy  as  skirmishers  along  the  north  bank, 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  115 

the  enemy  being  posted  along  the  opposite  side.  At 
lanta  lies  only  nine  miles  to  the  south  of  us.  The  rebel 
army  of  General  Joe  E.  Johnston  is  said  to  be  strongly 
intrenched  some  four  miles  south  of  our  position.  A 
small  number  only  of  rebels  remain  on  the  opposite  bank 
of  the  Chattahoochie.  The  Union  and  rebel  pickets 
are  on  good  terms,  often  meeting  in  the  middle  of  the 
river,  where  they  exchange  coffee  for  tobacco,  which,  by 
the  way,  was  a  very  scarce  article  with  us.  The  Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  regiment  now  musters  only  one  hundred  and 
fifty  men  for  duty.  The  mustering  officer  tells  us  that 
we  have  lost  more  men  killed  and  wounded  in  propor 
tion  to  the  number  present  at  the  beginning  of  this  cam 
paign  than  any  regiment  in  the  Western  army. 

July  6,  we  were  in  support  of  a  battery  during  the 
forenoon.  During  the  afternoon  we  moved  to  the  left, 
camping  in  a  beautiful  grove  of  pines. 

7th.  Moved  forward  some  three  miles,  to  a  ridge 
commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  country. 

nth.  The  rebels  have  crossed  Chattahoochie  river. 
Our  pickets  are  posted  on  its  north  bank. 

i  yth.  Moved  forward  to  the  left,  crossed  the  Chatta 
hoochie  river  at  Peace  ferry  about  9  o'clock  p.  M. 

i8th.  Moved  forward  some  two  miles,  skirmishing 
much  of  the  distance. 

1 9th.  Advanced  to  Peach  Tree  creek,  which  we 
crossed,  encountering  the  enemy  and  taking  some 
prisoners. 


Il6  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Battle  of  Peach  Tree  Creek — Some  of  the  "boys"  go  to  Anderson- 

ville. 

On  the  morning  of  July  2oth,  just  as  old  Sol  was  tint 
ing  the  east  with  his  rosy  hue,  our  army  began  a  general 
forward  movement,  the  Twentieth  corps  in  this  advance 
being  on  the  right  centre,  the  Fourth  corps  left,  resting 
on  our  right,  and  Newton's  division  (Fourth  corps)  con 
necting  with  our  left.  Slight  skirmishing  ensued  early 
in  the  morning,  but  towards  noon  the  enemy  retired. 
The  unbroken  stillness  which  followed  caused  us  to  ad 
vance  cautiously  lest  the  rebels  draw  us  into  an  ambush. 
On  reaching  Peach  Tree  creek,  a  narrow,  sluggish  stream, 
whose  abrupt  banks,  covered  with  briars  and  a  dense, 
almost  impassable  undergrowth,  would  be  a  fatal  barrier 
to  a  routed  army,  especially  as  the  stream  was  without 
bridges,  the  entire  command  came  to  a  halt  until  cross 
ings  could  be  constructed.  Previous  to  the  crossing  of 
the  main  line  General  Geary  ordered  forward  a  force  in 
reconnoissance,  consisting  of  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio, 
Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania,  a  detachment  of  the 
Thirty-third  New  Jersey,  and  four  pieces  of  Bundy's 
New  York  battery,  Geary  himself  following  and  direct 
ing  the  movement.  When  once  across  we  advanced 
over  several  rough  sparsely  wooded  ravines  until  reach 
ing  an  eminence  overlooking  a  narrow,  open  valley 
on  our  front  and  left.  Immediately  on  our  right 
front  was  a  piece  of  heavy  timber,  extending  also  on 
our  rear.  The  ridge  directly  in  our  front  was  covered 
with  a  thick  undergrowth,  affording  a  fine  position  for  an 


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ambuscade.  Our  force  was  now  brought  to  a  half 
Bundy's  battery  was  hastily  put  into  position  on  the  ridge 
to  cover  the  valley.  The  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  assumed 
position  on  the  right,  and  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvanfa 
on  the  left  of  the  battery.  D.  E.  Hurlburt,  captain  of 
company  K,  had  charge  of  a  detail  from  the  Twenty- 
ninth  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  regiments  in  the  skirmish  of 
the  timber,  so  he  states. 

The  detachment  of  the  Thirty-third  New  Jersey 
deployed  as  skirmishers  across  the  valley  in  our  front, 
General  Geary  and  staff  following  closely  in  its  rear. 
While  they  were  advancing,  we  hastily  constructed  a 
light  barricade  of  fence  rails,  and  Bundy  prepared  his 
battery  for  business.  We  anxiously  watched  General 
Geary  and  the  skirmishers  as  they  cautiously  moved  up 
the  ridge. 

When  within  a  few  yards  of  the  underbrush  a  large 
force  of  rebels  "came  from  cover,  and  with  wild  yells 
rushed  forward.  Captain  Bundy  at  once  opened  fire 
upon  them,  which  threw  them  into  disorder,  but  did  not 
check  their  advance.  As  Geary  and  staff  passed  over  our 
line  his  chief,  Captain  Elliott,  fell  from  his  horse,  shot 
dead.  Geary  shouted  to  us,  "A  general  engagement !  a 
general  engagement !  My  brave  men  hold  to  your  po 
sition.  I  will  send  support  to  you."  He  was  answered 
with  rousing  cheers.  When  the  little  remnant  of  the 
skirmishing  force  had  come  in  we  commenced  a  rapid 
fire  in  connection  with  Captain  Bundy's  double-shotted 
guns,  which  speedily  thinned  the  advancing  columns  of 
rebels,  but  without  avail,  as  the  breaks  were  at  once  filled 
with  fresh  troops.  As  the  rebels  attempted  to  close  with 
us  our  men  seemed  to  be  endowed  with  the  valor  born 
of  desperation,  and  clubbed  them  back.  Forward  they 
came,  a  dense  mass  of  living  fire,  and  bravely  we  sus- 


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tained  the  shock  of  twenty  times  our  number.  The 
sharp  rattle  of  musketry,  the  loud  roar  of  Bundy's  guns, 
and  the  defiant  shouts  of  the  combatants,  in  close  hand 
to  hand  conflict,  can  never  be  erased  from  the  tablets  of 
memory  while  life  shall  last.  It  was  grandly,  awfully 
terrible. 

A  dense  smoke  settled  around  the  battery  and  enclos 
ing  the  extreme  left  of  the  regiment,  hid  the  position  of 
our  right.  Suddenly  firing  begins  on  us  from  our  rear. 
The  cannoniers  are  disabled  and  the  infantry  are  called 
upon  to  work  the  guns,  which  were  instantly  turned  to 
the  rear  upon  heavy  masses  of  rebels  advancing  from 
the  woods  on  our  flank.  The  greater  part  of  our  regi 
ment  had  discovered  this  movement  in  time  to  change 
front  to  rear,  but  were  instantly  forced  back  by  the  over 
whelming  numbers  of  the  rebels,  and  those  in  charge  of 
the  battery  were  instantly  surrounded  by  a  powerful  mob 
of  yelling  fiends.  Still  the  double-shotted  guns  continue 
to  belch  forth  fire  and  death,  cutting  great  gaps  in  the 
ranks  of  the  enemy  at  each  discharge. 

At  the  guns'  front,  with  muskets  clubbed,  a  hand  to 
hand  conflict  was  had,  to  allow  the  reloading  of  the  guns. 
The  situation  was  now  most  desperate.  A  cordon  of 
the  enemy  hemmed  in  the  brave  band,  now  reduced  to 
but  seventy  men,  whose  ammunition  was  exhausted,  and 
at  last  they  were  forced  to  surrender  the  battery.  Henry 
Rood,  of  company  A,  and  Henry  E.  Clark,  company  B, 
are  the  only  names  the  writer  has  been  able  to  secure  of 
those  captured  at  this  time. 

General  Geary  came  up  soon  after,  charged  the  enemy 
and  recovered  the  battery,  which  was  instantly  turned 
upon  the  rebels,  causing  great  destruction.  The  prison 
ers  were,  however,  too  far  in  the  rear  for  recapture,  and 
they  were  conveyed  to  that  loathsome  earthly  hell,  Ander- 


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sonville.  What  they  endured,  the  cruelties  of  the  studied 
starvation  by  express  order  of  chivalric  Jeff  Davis,  and 
the  horrible  atrocities  accorded  to  defenseless  prisoners 
by  the  Southern  opponents  in  this  unholy,  ungodly  con 
flict,  the  writer  will  not  attempt  to  describe ;  language 
fails  in  the  recital.  Loss :  Killed,  two;  wounded,  seven; 
captured,  five;  total  fourteen. 


120  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

Siege  of  Atlanta — The  Capitulation — General  Sherman's  Report. 

July  2ist,  heavy  skirmishing  on  our  right.  220!,  we 
moved  forward  in  pursuit  of  the  retreating  rebels.  23d, 
we  are  now  strongly  intrenched,  within  two  miles  of 
Atlanta,  Georgia  ;  lively  skirmishing  much  of  the  time. 
24th,  shelling  and  picket  firing  to-day ;  rebels  charged! 
our  line  but  were  repulsed.  25th,  brisk  firing  all  day. 
26th,  advanced  our  line  forty  rods.  27th,  quiet  along 
the  lines.  28th,  heavy  firing  on  our  right;  the  rebels 
are  repulsed.  29th  and  3oth,  fighting  continues. 

August  2st  to  3d,  hot  firing  all  the  time.  4th,  Na 
tional  Thanksgiving  Day;  fighting  on  our  right ;  rebels 
driven  back;  skirmishing  every  day — all  the  time;  getting 
monotonous.  25th,  left  our  works  and  fell  back  to  the 
Chattahoochie  river,  near  Vining  station ;  marched  all 
night.  27th,  Major-general  W.  H.  Slocum  assumed 
command  of  the  Twentieth  army  corps. 

September  4th,  moved  forward  to  Atlanta,  which  we 
reached  about  2  o'clock  p.  M.;  marched  through  the 
city  and  went  into  camp  about  one  and  one-half  miles 
west  of  the  city.  6th,  received  an  order  from  General 
Sherman  that  the  campaign  was  ended,  and  that  the 
troops  are  to  have  a  full  month's  rest;  that  our  task  was 
not  only  done,  but  well  done.  i2th,  the  citizens  of  At 
lanta  were  moved  south  to-day;  from  this  date  we  lay 
in  camp  with  little  to  mar  our  happiness  till  November 
ist,  when  we  received  orders  to  send  all  our  baggage  to 
the  rear  and  put  ourselves  in  light  marching  order. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  121 

November  5th,  orders  having  been  received  for  the 
troops  to  move,  the  Twenty-ninth  struck  tents  and 
marched  from  Atlanta  at  3:30  P.  M.  in  the  direction  of 
Stone  Mountain,  some  three  miles,  and  camped  for  the 
night.  At  i  o'clock  p.  M.  on  the  following  day,  the  reg 
iment  marched  back  to  Atlanta,  and  again  occupied  its 
old  camp. 

During  the  afternoon  of  the  ist  of  September  spe 
cific  orders  for  the  withdrawal  of  Stewart's  rebel  corps  de 
armee  and  the  militia  were  issued,  and  about  sunset  the 
latter  were  withdrawn  from  the  trenches.  When  they 
were  fairly  on  the  road  Stewart's  corps  followed,  all  being 
en  route  by  midnight,  except  the  cavalry,  a  brigade  or 
two  of  infantry,  and  the  pickets.  These  latter  remained 
until  the  advance  of  the  Twentieth  corps  neared  the  city 
on  the  morning  of  the  2d.  The  explosion  of  ammuni 
tion  was  of  course  heard  at  the  position  of  the  Twentieth 
corps,  and  though  General  Slocum  (who  it  appears  was 
in  command  of  the  Twentieth  corps  at  the  time)  had  re 
ceived  no  intelligence  of  Sherman's  great  success  at 
Jonesboro,  he  was  not  unprepared  to  find  Hood  gone 
any  morning,  and  the  explosions  convinced  him  that  the 
withdrawal  was  taking  place.  He  instantly  issued  orders 
to  his  division  commanders,  Generals  Ward,  Williams, 
and  Geary,  to  send  out  each  a  heavy  reconnoissance  at 
daybreak  on  the  morning  of  the  2d. 

About  1,000  men  were  detailed  from  each  division, 
and  at  5  A.  M.  pushed  forward  on  neighboring  roads  into 
Atlanta  on  the  north  and  northwest,  encountering  no  op 
position.  They  pushed  rapidly  forward,  and  at  8  o'clock 
came  in  sight  of  the  rebel  intrenchments,  so  lately  occu 
pied  with  enemies  but  now  silent  and  deserted. 

Advancing  rapidly,  Colonel  Coburn,  commanding 
General  Ward's  reconnoissance,  entered  the  enemy's 


122  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

works,  encountering  in  the  suburbs  Mayor  Calhoun,  of 
Atlanta,  and  a  deputation  of  the  city  council.  The  for 
mer  nervously  presented  a  paper  surrendering  the  city 
and  asking  protection.  Colonel  Coburn  refused  to  re 
ceive  the  paper  for  informality,  and  directed  that  another 
should  be  drawn  up.  Mayor  Calhoun  invited  several  of 
General  Ward's  staff  to  accompany  him  to  the  court 
house,  where  the  documents  should  be  made  en  regie, 
promising  at  the  same  time  to  expel  the  drunken  rebel 
stragglers,  who  were  lingering  in  the  streets  and  were  dis 
posed  to  skirmish  with  our  advance.  He  immediately 
took  measures  to  effect  the  last,  and  accompanied  by  the 
officers  whose  names  are  offered  in  attest,  he  returned  to 
the  court-house,  and  the  following  document  was  drawn 
up: 

"  ATLANTA,  GEORGIA,  ) 
September  2,  1864.    J 

"Brigadier-general  Ward,  Commanding  Third   Division 
Twentieth  Corps. 

"SiR  : — The  fortunes  of  war  have  placed  the  city  of 
Atlanta  in  your  hands,  and  as  mayor  of  the  city  I  ask 
protection  to  non-combatants  and  private  property. 

"  JAMES  M.  CALHOUN, 

Mayor  of  Atlanta.  " 

The  preliminary  formalities  thus  disposed  of,  our 
troops  entered  the  city  with  music  and  flags,  marching 
promptly  and  erect.  A  fine  flag-staff  was  found  on  the 
Franklin  printing  house,  where  the  Memphis  Appeal  had 
been  printed.  The  stars  and  stripes  were  soon  flung  to 
the  calm,  sunny  air  amid  the  cheers  of  the  brave  men 
who  had  fought  for  so  many  weary,  consuming  days  to 
place  it  there. 

General  Henry  W.  Slocum  established  his  headquar 
ters  at  the  Trout  house,  the  leading  hotel  of  the  city, 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS. 

overlooking  the  public  square.  In  the  forts  around  At 
lanta  eleven  heavy  guns,  mainly  sixty-four  pounders,  were 
left  by  the  enemy;  also  about  three  thousand  muskets,  in 
good  order,  stored  in  various  parts  of  the  city,  were 
found ;  also  three  locomotives  in  running  order,  and 
large  quantities  of  manufactured  tobacco  were  discov 
ered.  Between  one  and  two  hundred  stragglers,  the 
majority  of  them  very  drunk,  were  fished  from  their  hid 
ing  places  and  placed  under  guard  at  the  court-house. 

GENERAL   THOMAS'    CONGRATULATORY    ORDER. 

ARMY  HEADQUARTERS,  July  26,  1864. 
"The  major-general  commanding  the  army  congratu 
lates  the  troops  upon  the  brilliant  success  attending  the 
Union  arms  in  the  late  battles.  In  the  battle  of  the 
2oth  instant,  in  which  the  Twentieth  corps,  one  division 
of  the  Fourth  corps,  and  part  of  the  Fourteenth  corps 
were  engaged,  the  total  union  loss  in  killed,  wounded, 
and  missing  was  1,733.  In  front  of  the  Twentieth  corps 
there  were  put  out  of  the  fight  6,000  rebels;  563  of  the 
enemy  were  buried  by  our  own  troops,  and  the  rebels 
were  permitted  to  bury  250.  The  Second  division  of 
the  Fourth  corps  repulsed  seven  different  assaults  of  the 
enemy  with  light  loss  to  themselves,  and  which  must 
have  swelled  the  number  of  dead  buried  by  the  rebels  to 
beyond  300.  We  also  captured  seven  stands  of  colors. 
No  official  report  has  been  received  of  the  part  taken  in 
the  battle  by  the  Fourteenth  corps.  In  the  battle  of  the 
22d  instant,  the  total  Union  loss  in  killed,  wounded,  and 
missing  was  3^500,  and  also  10  pieces  of  artillery.  The 
rebel  loss  in  prisoners  captured  was  3,200.  The  known 
dead  of  the  enemy  in  front  of  the  Fifteenth  and  Six 
teenth  corps  and  one  division  of  the  Seventeenth  corps 
was  2,142.  The  other  divisions  of  the  Seventeenth 


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corps  repulsed  six  assaults  of  the  enemy  before  they  fell 
back,  and  which  will  swell  the  rebel  loss  in  killed  to  at 
least  3,000.  The  latest  reports  state  that  we  buried  over 
3,200  rebels  killed  in  this  fight.  •  There  were  captured 
from  the  enemy  in  this  battle  18  stands  of  colors  and 
5,000  stands  of  arms. 

"By  command  of 

MAJOR-GENERAL  GEORGE  H  THOMAS. 

"W.  D.  WHIPPLE, 

Assistant  Adjutant-general." 

GENERAL  SHERMAN'S  SPECIAL  FIELD  ORDER    NO.   68.     , 

"HEADQUARTERS  MILITARY  DIVISION,  OF  THE      \ 
MISSISSIPPI  IN  THE  FIELD, 

ATLANTA,  GEORGIA,  SEPT.  8,  1864.  j 

"The  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  armies  of  the  Cum 
berland,  Ohio,  and  Tennessee  have  already  received  the 
thanks  of  the  Nation  through  its  President  and  com 
mander  in  chief,  and  it  remains  now  only  for  him  who 
has  been  with  you  from  the  beginning,  and  who  intends 
to  stay  all  the  time,  to  thank  the  officers  and  men  for 
their  intelligence,  fidelity,  and  courage  displayed  in  the 
campain  of  Atlanta.  On  the  ist  day  of  May  our  armies 
were  lying  in  garrison,  seemingly  quiet,  from  Knoxville 
to  Huntsville,  and  our  enemy  lay  behind  his  rocky-faced 
barrier  at  Dalton,  proud,  defiant,  and  exultant.  He 
had  time  since  Christmas  to  recover  from  his  discom 
fiture  on  the  Mission  Ridge,  with  his  ranks  filled,  and  a 
new  commander  in  chief,  second  to  none  of  the  Con 
federacy  in  reputation  for  skill,  sagacity,  and  extreme 
popularity.  All  at  once  our  armies  assumed  life  and 
action  and  appeared  before  Dalton.  Threatening  Rocky 
Face,  we  threw  ourselves  upon  Resaca,  and  the  rebel 
army  only  escaped  by  the  rapidity  of  its  retreat,  aided 
bywthe  numerous  roads  with  which  he  was  familiar,  and 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  125 

which  were  strange  to  us.  Again  he  took  post,  at  Alla- 
toona,  but  we  gave  him  no  rest,  and  by  a  circuit  toward 
Dallas  and  a  subsequent  movement  to  Ackworth,  we 
gained  the  Allatoona  pass.  Then  followed  the  eventful 
battles  about  Kenesaw  and  the  escape  of  the  enemy 
across  the  Chattahoochie  river.  The  crossing  of  the 
Chattahoochie  and  breaking  of  the  Augusta  road  was 
most  handsomely  executed  by  us,  and  will  be  studied  as 
an  example  in  the  art  of  war.  At  this  stage  of  our  game 
our  enemies  became  dissatisfied  with  their  old  and  skil 
ful  commander  and  selected  one  more  bold  and  rash. 
New  tactics  were  adopted.  Hood  first  boldly  and 
rapidly  on  the  2oth  of  July  fell  on  our  right  at  Peach 
Tree  creek,  and  lost  again.  On  the  22d  he  struck  our 
extreme  left  and  was  severely  punished;  and  finally  again 
on  the  28th  he  repeated  the  attempt  on  our  right,  and 
that  time  must  have  been  satisfied,  for  since  that  date  he 
has  remained  on  the  defensive.  We  slowly  and  gradu 
ally  drew  our  lines  about  Atlanta,  feeling  for  the  railroads 
which  supplied  the  rebel  army  and  made  Atlanta  a  place 
of  importance.  We  must  concede  to  our  enemy  that 
he  met  these  efforts  patiently  and  skilfully,  but  at  last  he 
made  the  mistake  we  had  waited  for  so  long  and  sent 
his  cavalry  to  our  rear,  far  beyond  the  reach  of  recall. 
Instantly  our  cavalry  was  on  his  only  remaining  road, 
and  we  followed  quickly  with  our  principal  army,  and 
Atlanta  fell  into  our  possession  as  the  fruit  of  well-con 
certed  measures,  backed  by  a  brave  and  competent  army. 
This  completed  the  grand  task  which  had  been  assigned 
us  by  our  Government,  and  your  general  again  repeats 
his  personal  and  official  thanks  to  all  the  officers  and 
men  composing  this  army  for  the  indomitable  courage 
and  perseverance  which  alone  could  give  success.  We 
have  beaten  our  enemy  on  every  ground  he  has  chosen, 


126  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

and  have  wrested  from  him  his  own  Gate  city,  where 
were  located  his  foundries,  arsenals,  and  workshops, 
deemed  secure  on  account  of  their  distance  from  our 
base  and  the  seeming  impregnable  obstacles  intervening. 
Nothing  is  impossible  to  an  army  like  this,  determined 
to  vindicate  a  government  wherever  our  flag  has  once 
floated,  and  resolved  to  maintain  them  at  any  and  all 
cost. 

"In  our  campaign  many,  yea  very  many  of  our  noble 
and  gallant  comrades  have  preceded  us  to  our  common 
destination,  the  grave;  but  they  have  left  the  memory 
of  deeds  on  which  a  Nation  can  build  a  proud  histor^. 
McPherson,  Harker,  McCook,  and  others  dear  to  us  all, 
are  now  the  binding  links  in  our  minds  that  should  at 
tach  more  closely  together  the  living,  who  have  to  com 
plete  the  task  which  still  lies  before  us  in  the  dim 
future. 

"I  ask  all  to  continue  as  they  have  so  well  begun,  the 
cultivation  of  the  soldierly  virtues  that  have  ennobled 
our  own  and  other  countries, — courage,  patience,  obedi 
ence  to  the  laws  and  constituted  authorities  of  our 
•Government,  fidelity  to  our  trusts,  and  good  feeling 
among  each  other;  each  trying  to  excel  the  other  in  the 
practice  of  those  high  qualities,  and  it  will  then  require 
no  prophet  to  foretell  that  our  country  will,  in  time, 
emerge  from  this  war  purified  by  the  fires  of  war  and 
worthy  its  great  founder,  Washington. 

"W.  T.  SHERMAN, 
Major-general  commanding." 


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CHAPTER  XX. 

With  Sherman  to  the  Sea — Colonel  Schoonover's  Journal — Siege  of 
Savannah. 

Tuesday,  the  8th  instant,  the  Twenty-ninth  was  very 
busy  holding  election.  Detachments  from  other  organ 
izations  were  permitted  to  vote  at  the  Twenty-ninth  head 
quarters.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  cast  three  hun 
dred  and  eighty-four  votes.  Of  these  Lincoln  received 
three  hundred  and  fifty  and  McClellan  thirty-four. 
During  the  day  the  regiment  was  wide  awake  and 
enthusiastic,  and  gave  every  soldier  a  chance  to  vote. 
At  6:30  A.  M.  on  the  following  day,  while  the  regiment 
was  in  tents  eating  breakfast,  the  rebels  opened  a  lively 
fire  with  artillery,  at  short  range.  The  enemy  approached 
our  picket,  which  was  posted  west  of  camp,  covering  the 
Sandtown  road,  who  were  surprised  and  fell  back  without 
firing  a  shot;  hence  the  first  intimation  that  we  had  that 
the  enemy  was  near  was  the  report  of  their  artillery  and 
the  bursting  of  shells  in  our  midst.  The  Twenty-ninth 
fell  in  and  took  position  behind  the  fortification  which 
the  regiment  had  constructed.  In  the  meantime  a  line 
of  skirmishers  was  sent  out  and  soon  the  enemy  were 
driven  back.  A  portion  of  the  brigade  was  sent  out  on 
the  Sandtown  road,  marched  a  few  miles,  but  the  Con 
federates  had  flown,  and  late  in  the  afternoon  the  scout 
ing  party  returned  to  camp. 

November  roth.  Remained  in  camp  occupied  in  the 
usual  camp  and  picket  duties,  and  the  inspection  of 
amunition,  arms,  and  accoutrements,  and  all  was  quiet, 


128  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

and  at  8  o'clock  in  the  evening  the  city  of  Atlanta  took 
fire  and  was  nearly  annihilated.  Saturday,  the  i2th,  in 
camp,  and  all  is  quiet.  Sunday,  November  13th,  the 
Twenty-ninth  was  detailed  to  tear  up  and  destroy  the 
railroad,  and  7:30  marched  out  on  the  railroad  leading 
to  Chattanooga,  and  was  engaged  until  10  at  night  in 
burning  the  ties  and  bending  the  rails.  At  night  the 
regiment  returned  to  its  old  camp  at  Atlanta.  i4th  in 
stant,  in  camp;  all  quiet.  A  man  in  company  I  was 
injured  by  falling  from  a  building.  i5th  instant, 
marched  at  6:30  A.  M.  on  the  road  leading  to  Stone 
mountain  in  a  southeast  direction  from  Atlanta,  and 
at  6  P.  M.  halted  and  went  into  camp  (marched  fifteen 
miles).  1 6th  instant,  marched  at  7:30  A.  M.,  and  at 
5:15  P.  M.  halted  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched 
twelve  miles).  i7th  instant,  marched  at  5  o'clock  A. 
M.,  and  after  marching  twelve  miles  halted  for  dinner, 
and  at  2  p.  M.  fell  in  and  marched  until  5  P.  M.,  when 
the  regiment  halted  and  went  into  camp.  i8th  instant, 
moved  at  4:30  A.  M.;  marched  ten  miles,  and  at  12  M. 
halted  for  dinner;  fell  in  at  i  o'clock  and  at  6  P.  M. 
halted  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched  twenty  miles 
during  the  day),  ipth  instant,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M. 
Twentieth  instant,  moved  fourteen  miles  and  camped 
for  the  night  near  Edenton.  2ist,  marched  through 
Edenton  in  the  direction  of  Milledgeville,  a  distance  of 
sixteen  miles,  and  went  into  camp.  22d,  marched  at 
5:30  A.  M.,  halted  at  12  M.  one  hour  for  dinner,  and  at 
1:15  P.  M.  fell  in  and  marched  until  8  o'clock  P.  M., 
passed  through  Milledgeville  and  crossed  the  Oconee 
river  and  camped  for  the  night.  23d,  Twenty-ninth  reg 
iment  detailed  for  picket ;  fell  in  and  moved  east  about 
three-fourths  of  a  mile,  passing  through  the  woods  and 
advancing  into  an  open  country ;  during  its  stay  on 


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picket  duty  some  of  the  boys  went  out  on  a  foraging  ex 
pedition,  and  it  is  not  necessary  to  state  that  they  were 
successful,  and  that  honey,  sweet  potatoes,  and  some 
fine  chickens  (which  the  quartermaster  had  left),  made  a 
very  pleasant  repast.  24th,  received  orders  to  join  the 
brigade;  marched  at  7  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  halted  at  1:30 
for  dinner;  fell  in  at  2:15  p.  M.,  halted  at  7:30,  camped 
for  the  night;  marched  fifteen  miles.  25th,  moved  at  7 
A.  M.,  passing  through  a  low  country  covered  with  heavy 
timber  and  thick  undergrowth  ;  the  Twenty-ninth  was 
train  guard;  halted  at  12  M.,  at  Buffalo  creek,  for  dinner; 
found  the  bridge  destroyed;  parked  the  train,  and  late  in 
the  afternoon  the  bridge  was  repaired  and  the  regiment 
with  the  train  crossed,  passed  through  Buffalo  swamp 
and  camped  for  the  night;  marched  twelve  miles.  26th, 
the  regiment  was  ordered  up  at  3:30  A.  M.,  remained  on 
arms  until  7:30,  when  it  marched  with  the  brigade;  halted 
at  1:30  P.  M.  at  Sandersville  for  dinner,  and  in  the  after 
noon  marched  to  the  Georgia  Central]  railroad,  tore  up 
about  two  miles  of  track,  and  at  8:30  went  into  camp; 
drew  rations  of  honey  for  supper.  27th,  marched  at  5 
A.  M.,  reached  the  railroad  at  8:50,  tore  up  the  track, 
and  at  2:30  p.  M.  marched  to  Davisboro,  which  it 
reached  at  9  o'clock,  and  camped  here ;  marched  nine 
miles.  28th,  in  the  forenoon  marched  back  to  the  rail 
road,  and  tore  up  track  until  5  o'clock  p.  M.,  then 
marched  back  to  Davisboro,  and  camped  for  the  night ; 
nothing  special  transpired  during  the  night  except  the 
burning  of  a  house,  which  accidentally  (?)  took  fire  ; 
search  was  made  in  the  regiments  of  the  brigade  by  the 
staff  officers  to  find  out  if  possible  the  cause  of  the  fire, 
but  "not  guilty"  was  the  response.  29th,  marched  at 
6:30  A.  M.,  halted  at  11:30,  at  Bartlows  station,  for  din 
ner,  and  in  the  afternoon  marched  through  Bostwick  and 


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went  into  camp;  marched  14  miles.  3oth,  marched  at  6 
A.  M.,  halted  at  Daniel  Blake's  plantation  for  dinner,  and 
in  the  afternoon  marched  four  miles  and  camped  for  the 
night. 

December  i,  1864,  marched  at  7:30  A.  M.,  the  Second 
division  in  the  advance,  passed  through  a  low,  wet  coun 
try,  almost  impassable  to  the  ordnance  train ;  halted  at 
8:15  and  camped  for  the  night;  marched  fifteen  miles. 
2d,  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  First  brigade  in  advance;  moved 
about  ten  miles;  halted  at  12  M.  for  dinner,  at  a  creek 
where  the  rebels  had  destroyed  the  bridge,  and  while 
preparing  dinner,  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  was  ordered 
to  fall  in,  which  it  did  without  delay,  and  marched  to 
the  creek;  the  enemy  was  found  on  its  opposite  bank  in 
considerable  force  ;  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  drive 
the  enemy  out  of  the  timber,,  force  them  back  and  hold 
them  while  the  bridge  was  being  rebuilt;  we  loaded  our 
guns,  and  crossing  the  -bank  four  companies  under  Cap 
tain  Schoonover  advanced  to  the  right  up  the  road, 
through  the  timber  (which  was  a  thick  undergrowth) 
driving  the  enemy  out  of  the  woods  and  into  an  open 
field  about  one  mile  from  the  bridge;  barricaded  the 
road  with  rails,  and  the  other  six  companies  under  Major 
Wright,  advanced  direct  to  the  point  through  the  woods 
about  one  mile,  the  enemy  falling  back ;  the  regiment 
held  its  position  until  the  bridge  was  rebuilt,  and  a 
crossing  effected,  and  late  in  the  P.  M.  the  brigade 
moved  through  the  swamp  and  camped  for  the  night. 
3d,  remained  in  camp  until  after  dinner,  then  moved 
forward  the  remainder  of  the  day  and  all  night;  had  no 
supper;  halted  at  7  A.  M.  for  breakfast,  near  Millen  ;  the 
old  stockade  was  empty,  the  prisoners  having  been  re 
moved  the  day  before;  after  breakfast  on  the  4th,  we 
moved  forward,  marched  all  day,  and  at  8  p.  M.  halted 


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and  camped  for  the  night.  5th,  marched  at  7  A.  M., 
halted  at  2:30  P.  M.  for  dinner;  moved  three  miles  in  the 
afternoon,  and  at  6  went  into  camp  for  the  night.  6th, 
marched  ten  miles  and  camped  for  the  night,  7th, 
marched  at  7  A.  M.,  halted  at  12:30  for  dinner;  rained 
all  the  forenoon,  had  no  dinner;  marched  in  the  after 
noon,  halted  at  7  P.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night,  near 
Springfield  ;  marched  twelve  miles.  8th,  marched  at 
6:30  A.  M.  and  camped  at  4:30  p.  M.  near  Eden. 

pth  instant  at  9  A.  M.,  moved  six  miles  and  halted 
thirty  minutes  for  dinner  at  Wallhower  Swamp,  where 
the  Confederates  were  found  in  force.  The  fallen  tim 
ber  which  obstructed  the  road  was  soon  removed  by  the 
Pioneer  corps,  and  in  the  meantime  with  the  Third 
brigade,  of  Geary's  division  in  the  advance,  had  a  sharp 
skirmish  with  the  rebels.  While  the  road  was  being 
cleared  the  Second  division  were  resting  on  their  arms, 
except  the  Third  brigade,  which  had  advanced  nearly 
through  the  swamp.  While  engaged  with  the  enemy 
the  train  was  ordered  forward,  and  the  Twenty-ninth 
regiment  advanced  on  double-quick  in  support  of  the 
brigade  thus  engaged.  Passing  the  train  it  reached  the 
Third  brigade,  which  had  advanced  about  one  mile  and 
a  half.  The  Twenty-ninth  immediately  formed  line  on 
the  left  of  the  road  in  rear  of  the  Third  brigade,  and 
skirmished  until  dark,  when  the  firing  ceased.  During 
the  night  the  rebels  fell  back,  roth  instant,  moved  at 
7  A.  M.  and  marched  through  the  swamp  where  we 
found  small  earth  works  and  two  small  field  pieces 
masked  to  cover  the  road  through  the  swamp,  but  when 
the  boys  in  blue  were  discovered  the  rebels  moved  to 
the  rear.  The  regiment  marched  thirteen  miles  with 
some  skirmishing  and  artillery  firing  during  the  day  and 
night. 


132  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

When  about  four  miles  from  the  city  of  Savannah, 
Georgia,  rebel  artillery  was  found  to  be  in  the  road  be 
hind  earthworks  to  impede  our  progress.  The  Twenty- 
ninth  regiment,  with  the  brigade,  filed  to  the  left  of  the 
road  and  took  position  in  the  timber,  where  it  bivouacked 
for  the  night.  After  leaving  Atlanta,  Georgia,  on  the 
1 5th  day  of  November,  1864,  the  army  was  designated 
as  the  Army  of  Georgia,  the  Twelfth  and  Fourteenth 
corps,  known  as  the  left  wing,  commanded  by  Major- 
general  H.  W.  Slocum,  and  the  Fifteenth  and  Seven 
teenth  corps,  known  as  the  right  wing,  commanded  by 
Major-general  O.  O.  Howard,  Major-general  William  T. 
Sherman  in  command  of  the  Army  of  Georgia. 

On  this  march  the  army  cut  loose  from  the  base  of 
supplies  at  Atlanta,  and  lived  mostly  from  forage  on  the 
country.  On  reaching  the  enemy  within  four  miles  of 
Savannah,  on  the  loth  day  or  December,  the  division 
had  accumulated  several  hundred  head  of  cattle.  Sun 
day,  December  nth,  moved  in  the  morning  about  one 
mile,  and  took  a  position  near  the  rebel  lines,  the 
Twenty-ninth  regiment,  on  the  extreme  left  of  the  line, 
with  its  left  reaching  the  Savannah  river.  While  in  this 
position  the  rebels  opened  fire  with  artillery  from  a  fort 
immediately  in  our  front,  and  the  infantry  from  their 
strong  line  of  works,  kept  up  a  continual  fire.  The 
brigade  remained  in  line  until  late  in  the  afternoon,  sus 
taining  slight  loss,  when  it  fell  back  through  the  open 
field  into  the  woods  and  laid  on  arms  all  night.  On  the 
1 2th  inst.,  at  2:30  A.  M.,  fell  in  and  advanced  to  the 
front  about  one-half  mile  to  the  old  levee,  and  thence 
filed  to  the  left.  Marched  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile, 
halted,  and  prepared  to  charge  the  rebels.  To  do  so 
the  right  had  to  pass  a  dike  or  canal  with  four  or  five 
feet  of  water,  and  assault  the  fort  and  breastworks  in 


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open  field.  The  charge  was  abandoned,  and  at  4:30  A. 
M.  the  regiment  returned  to  camp,  where  we  remained 
skirmishing  and  artillery  firing  during  the  day.  On  the 
1 3th  inst.  the  Twenty-ninth  was  on  skirmish  line  all  day. 
During  the  night  we  advanced  our  line  through  a  woods, 
which  was  heavy  pine,  mixed  with  live  oak,  within  two 
hundred  yards  of  the  rebel  line,  where  they  were  strongly 
intrenched.  Between  the  contending  armies  was  no 
timber  except  scattering  undergrowth,  and  a  canal  near 
the  rebel  line  of  works.  In  this  advanced  position  the 
regiment  dug  rifle-pits,  which  were  strongly  barricaded 
with  timber. 

In  the  Ikies  of  rifle-pits  our  pickets  were  stationed  and 
performed  the  duty  of  skirmishers,  being  relieved 
every  twenty-four  hours,  which  was  done  under  cover  of 
night.  In  the  meantime  the  regiment  fell  back  about 
one-fourth  of  a  mile,  and  constructed  works  of  heavy 
timber,  in  the  rear  of  which  the  men  put  up  their  shelter 
tents.  Here  they  could  partake  of  the  scanty  rations  (but 
dare  not  sleep),  as  the  artillery  firing  and  skirmishing 
was  kept  up  continually  day  and  night  on  the  i4th,  i5th, 
1 6th  and  iyth;  and  Sunday,  the  i8th,  skirmishing  and 
artillery  duelling  all  along  the  line.  On  the  iQth  skirmish 
ing  all  day.  In  the  evening  a  detail  was  made  from  our 
brigade  under  the  command  of  Major  Myron  T.  Wright, 
to  construct  new  lines  of  works.  While  engaged  in  the 
work  at  7  o'clock  p.  M.,  he  received  a  severe  wound  in  the 
left  foot  (at  which  time  Captain  Jonas  Schoonover  took 
command),  the  ball  entering  the  foot  a  little  below  the 
instep,  and  lodged  into  the  center  of  the  heel  about  one 
inch  from  the  bottom  of  the  foot.  On  the  2oth,  firing 
all  along  the  line.  This  ceased  at  n  o'clock  p.  M.  The 
Twenty-ninth  regiment,  with  its  brigade  and  division, 
has  been  in  position  on  the  left  of  the  road  leading 


134  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

from  Springfield  to  the  city  of  Savannah,  with  its  main 
line  in  the  timber,  its  right  resting  on  the  river.  During 
the  ten  days  the  command  remained  in  front  of  Savan 
nah  it  took  charge  of  large  rice  mills  on  the  river,  and 
supplied  the  men  with  rice.  The  quartermaster  used 
large  quantities  for  the  train  teams.  At  one  time  rice 
sold  for  fifty  cents  per  quart  (before  the  capture  of  Fort 
McAllister,  on  December  i3th,  1864).  The  rebels  in 
our  front  were  behind  a  heavy  line  of  works,  which  was 
surmounted  with  large  timber  called  head  logs,  with  port 
holes  in  their  front.  At  their  rear  was  a  large  body  of 
timber,  their  right  rested  on  the  river,  where  they  had 
constructed  two  forts,  one  near  the  river,  and  the  other 
a  short  distance  west  along  their  line,  where  they  had  a 
strong  position  behind  sand  bags.  But  our  lines  were 
advancing  nearer  every  day,  and  during  the  night  of 
December  20th  they  evacuated  their  works,  and  fell  back 
to  Savannah,  crossing  the  river  into  South  Carolina. 
At  4  A.  M.,  on  the  2ist  day  of  December,  the  Twenty- 
ninth  fell  in,  and  moved  in  the  advance  of  the  brigade 
to  the  front.  Passing  the  rifle-pits,  it  filed  to  the  left, 
across  the  canal  near  the  rebel  fort,  finding  their  works 
and  entire  line  evacuated.  We  moved  on  in  the  direc 
tion  of  Savannah.  On  reaching  the  city,  the  Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  and  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  regiments 
moved  down  the  river  to  Fort  Jackson,  which  had  been 
evacuated  and  set  on  fire.  The  regiments  reached  the 
fort  at  9  A.  M.,  and  at  12  o'clock  at  night  the  rebels  blew 
up  their  gunboat  Beauregard.  We  remained  at  the  fort 
until  December  24th,  with  the  usual  routine  of  camp  and 
garrison  duty.  In  the  meantime  the  Twenty-ninth  took 
an  inventory  of  the  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  cap 
tured  by  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  and  the  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  in  Fort  Jackson  and  other  forts 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  135 

along  the  Savannah  river.  On  the  24th  instant  the  regi 
ment  was  ordered  to  move  at  9  A.  M.  The  Twenty- 
ninth,  in  rear  of  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  volun 
teers,  marched  to  the  city  of  Savannah,  passing  through 
it,  and  encamping  on  the  west  side. 

On  the  25th,  26th,  27th,  28th  and  29th,  fixing  com 
pany  quarters,  and  attending  to  the  usual  routine 
of  camp  and  guard  duty.  Friday,  the  3oth,  the 
army  reviewed.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  moved 
from  camp  at  8:30  A.  M.,  and  marched  to  Liberty  street 
in  the  city  of  Savannah,  where  it  joined  the  brigade 
formed  on  the  left,  in  prolongation  with  the  Sixty-sixth 
regiment  of  Ohio  volunteers.  After  review  it  returned 
to  its  old  camp  at  2  o'clock  p.  M.  Saturday,  the  3ist, 
inspection  and  muster  for  pay  at  10  A.  M. 

January  i,  1865,  monthly  inspection  at  2  o'clock  p. 
M.  2d,  ^d,  4th  and  5th,  nothing  occurred  except  the 
usual  camp  duty.  6th,  7th,  8th  and  9th,  in  camp,  and 
up  to  the  1 8th  the  Twenty-ninth  was  doing  camp  duty, 
arid  on  the  i8th  received  news  of  the  fall  of  Fort  Fisher. 
From  the  i9th  to  the  25th  engaged  in  camp  duty  and 
regimental  drill. 


CAPTAIN  SCHOONOVER'S  REPORT. 

HEADQUARTERS  TWENTY-NINTH  OHIO  ) 
VETERAN  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 

SAVANNAH,  Georgia,  Dec.  28,^1864.  ) 
A.  H.   W.   Creigh,  first  lieutenant,  and  acting  assistant 
adjutant-general  First  brigade,  Second  division,  Twen 
tieth  corps : 

"  LIEUTENANT  : — In  compliance  with  circular  from 
headquarters  First  brigade,  Second  division,  Twentieth 
corps,  dated  Savannah,  Georgia,  December  23,  1864,"! 


136  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

have  the  honor  most  respectfully  to  make  the  following 
report  : 

"  I  took  command  of  the  regiment  in  front  cf  Savan 
nah,  Georgia,  on  December  20,  1864.  Nothing  worthy 
of  note  transpired  during  the  day.  At  4  o'clock  A.  M. 
of  the  2ist  instant  the  Twenty-ninth  in  advance  of  the 
First  brigade,  took  up  a  line  of  march  to  the  city  of 
Savannah,  and  from  there  to  Fort  Jackson,  when  I 
reported  to  Colonel  Flinn,  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania 
volunteers,  for  duty,  and  performed  garrison  duty  until 
December  24th,  when  the  regiment  was  ordered  to 
march  at  9:30  A.  M.  The  Twenty-ninth  in  rear  or" 
Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  volunteers,  marched  to  the 
city,  and  through  it  to  the  west  side,  where  we  are  now 
encamped. 

"  I  am  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JONAS  SCHOONOVER, 

Captain  commanding  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  Veter'an  Volun 
teer  Infantry. 

"  HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  BRIGADE,          J 

SECOND  DIVISION,  TWENTIETH  ARMY  CORPS.  > 

SAVANNAH,  Georgia,  December  25,  1864.       j 

"  Captain  W.  T.  Forbes,  assistant  adjutant  general : 

"  In  compliance  with  circular  order  No.  144,  I  have 
the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report  of  the  opera 
tions  of  this  brigade,  from  the  capture  of  Atlanta,  Sep 
tember  2,  1864,  to  the  occupation  of  Savannah,  Georgia, 

December  21,  1864,  etc.,  etc 

December  2d,  the.  march  was  resumed  at  daybreak  and 
was  uninterrupted  until  Buckhead  creek  was  reached 
The  bridge  over  this  place  was  partially  destroyed,  and  a 
few  of  the  enemy's  cavalry  were  on  the  opposite  side  of 
the  swamp.  Major  Wright,  commanding  the  Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  volunteers,  was  ordered  to  cross  the  creek 


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with  his  regiment  and  drive  and  keep  away  this  force, 
which  was  accomplished  without  loss.  The  command 
camped  for  the  night  near  Buckhead  church. 
December  i2th  to  December  2oth  inclusive,  a  substan 
tial  line  of  works  was  thrown  up  for  the  protection  of 
the  command  from  the  artillery  of  the  enemy,  and  in 
addition  to  this  two  forts,  with  thirteen  embrasures  in 
the  aggregate,  were  constructed  by  the  command.  The 
working  parties  on  Fort  No.  2  were  under  the  command 
of  Captain  Kreicler,  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh 
Pennsylvania  volunteers,  and  those  on  Fort  No.  3  under 
command  of  Captain  E.  B.  Woodbury,  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  volunteers.  Both  these  officers  and  the  men  under 
their  command  are  deserving  of  praise  for  the  energy 
and  perseverance  manifested  in  the  prosecution  of  the 
duty  assigned  them. 

"December  2ist,  the  enemy  having  evacuated  their 
position  the  night  previous,  their  works  were  occupied  at 
an  early  hour  by  the  skirmishers  of  the  division,  and  by 
sunrise  the  city  of  Savannah  was  entered  and  occupied, 
this  brigade  being  in  line  in  the  advance  into  the  city. 
Soon  after  reaching  the  city,  the  Twenty-eighth  Penn 
sylvania  and  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  volunteers,  under  com 
mand  of  Colonel  John  Flynn,  were,  by  order  of  the 
commanding-general  of  division,  through  Captain  Veale, 
aide-de-camp,  dispatched  to  occupy  Fort  Jackson  and  the 
smaller  forts  and  batteries  near  it.  The  possession  of 
the  forts  and  other  works  was  gained  with  but  slight  re 
sistance. 

"Inventory  of  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  captured 
by  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  volunteers  and  the  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  in  Fort  Jackson  and  other  forts  on 
the  Savannah  river:  Forty-four  thirty-two-pounders,  two 
ten-inch  Columbiads,  twenty  eight-inch  Columbiads,  two 


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rifled  thirty-two-pounders,  twelve  twenty-four-pounder 
howitzers,  one  eight-inch  mortar,  three  three-inch  rifled 
field-pieces,  etc.,  etc.  Of  the  ninety-one  guns  captured, 
fourteen  only  were  found  to  have  been  spiked  and  shot 
ted.  The  gun-carriages  were  broken  and  temporarily 
disabled,  and  all  the  implements  were  broken  and 
destroyed. 

"To  the  regimental  commanders  I  tender  my  thanks 
for  the  strict  obedience  to  orders,  and  the  enforcement 
of  the  regulation  prescribed  in  regard  to  the  conduct  of 
the  march,  and  especially  are  they  due  to  Major  M.  T% 
Wright,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  volunteers,  who  was  seriously 
wounded  while  supervising  the  working  parties  on  the 
forts,  for  the  promptitude  exhibited  by  him  in  the  execu 
tion  of  all  orders,  and  his  strict  attention  to  the  duties 
incumbent  on  him  throughout  the  entire  campaign. 
"Respectfully  submitted, 

"ARID  PARDEE, 
Commanding  Brigade." 


EXTRACT OFFICIAL  REPORT  OF  GENERAL  GEARY. 

"  December  29th,  a  conference  of  the  division  and 
brigade  commanders  with  the  general  commanding  the 
corps,  was  held  at  10  A.  M.  to-day,  with  the  view  to  the 
adoption  of  a  plan  for  storming  the  enemy's  works,  as 
soon  as  the  heavy  guns  should  be  in  readiness  to  open 
fire.  Fort  No.  i  was  finished  this  evening.  The  details 
from  the  First  and  Third  brigades  continued  work  on 
the  other  forts  during  the  night,  under  a  heavy  artillery 
fire  from  the  enemy.  Several  casualties  occurred,  among 
them  Major  Wright,  a  most  valuable  officer,  commanding 
the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  volunteers,  who  was  severely 
wounded  by  a  shell.  Sloan's  battery  of  three-inch  rifled 


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guns  had  already  taken  position  in  a  work  thrown  up  to 
the  right  of  Fort  3,  and  in  the  open  field. 

"December  2oth.  The  usual  artillery  firing  and  sharp 
shooting  to-day.  By  this  evening  we  had  constructed 
and  in  readiness  for  use  in  the  contemplated  assault, 
two  hundred  large  straw  fascines,  to  fill  up  ditches  in 
front  of  the  enemy's  works;  also  a  large  number  of  fas 
cines  made  of  bamboo-cane.  The  latter  were  to  be 
used  for  bridging  the  canal  by  laying  them  across  baulks, 
which  were  furnished  from  the  pontoon  train  for  that 
purpose.  The  work  on  Forts  2  and  3  was  well  advanced 
to-day,  and  would  probably  be  completed  to-night. 
Three  siege-guns  (thirty-pounder  Parrotts)  were  brought 
down  this  evening  and  mounted  in  Fort  No.  2.  I  as 
certained  this  morning  that  the  enemy  had  completed  a 
pontoon  bridge  from  Savannah  across  to  the  South  Caro 
lina  shore,  and  notified  .the  general  commanding  corps 
of  the  discovery.  This  bridge  was  about  two  and  a  half 
miles  from  my  left.  The  usual  artillery  firing  was  kept 
up  by  the  enemy  during  the  day  and  night.  During  the 
night  I  heard  the  movement  of  troops  and  wagons  across 
the  poontoon  bridge  before  mentioned,  and  sent  a  report 
of  the  fact  to  the  general  commanding  corps.  Leaving 
one  of  my  staff  to  watch  the  sounds  in  that  direction,  I 
notified  my  officer  of  the  day  and  brigade  commanders 
to  keep  a  vigilant  watch  upon  the  enemy,  as  they  were 
probably  evacuating.  The  details  on  Forts  2  and  3  con 
tinued  working  through  the  night,  the  enemy  shelling 
them  heavily. 

"  December  2 ist.  After  3  o'clock  this  morning  the 
firing  ceased,  and  my  pickets  advancing  to  the  enemy's 
line,  found  them  hastily  retreating.  Having  possession 
of  their  line  of  works  with  all  their  cannon  in  front  of 
my  own  and  the  other  division  of  the  corps,  I  immedi- 


140  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

ately  sent  a  staff  officer  to  notify  the  general  command 
ing,  and  at  the  same  time  pushed  forward  rapidly  in  the 
direction  of  Savannah,  hoping  to  overtake  and  capture  a 
part  of  the  enemy's  force.  My  skirmishers  deployed 
and  swept  over  all  the  ground  between  the  evacuated 
works  and  the  Ogeechee  canal,  from  the  river  to  the 
Augusta  road,  while  my  main  body  of  troops  marched 
rapidly  by  the  flank  through  McAlpin's  plantation  to  the 
Augusta  road,  and  on  into  the  city.  Just  outside  of  the 
city  limits  near  the  junction  of  the  Louisville  and  Augus 
ta  roads,  I  met  the  mayor  of  Savannah  and  a  delegation 
from  the  board  of  alderman,  bearing  a  flag  of  truce. 
From  them  I  received  in  the  name  of  my  commanding 
general  the  surrender  of  the  city.  This  was  at  4:30  A. 
M.,  and  I  sent  immediately  another  staff  officer  to  an 
nounce  the  surrender  to  the  general  commanding  the 
corps.  He  had  considerable  difficulty  in  passing  the 
line  of  another  division  of  this  corps  on  the  Augusta 
road,  but  finally  convinced  them  that  he  belonged  to  the 
Twentieth  corps  and  not  to  the  enemy.  In  the  mean 
time  my  entire  division  entered  the  city  of  Savannah  at 
early  dawn,  and  before  the  sun  first  gilded  the  morning 
clouds,  our  National  colors,  side  by  side  with  those  of 
my  own  division,  were  unfurled  from  the  dome  of  the 
exchange,  and  over  the  United  States  custom  house. 
The  brigade  which  led  on  entering  the  city,  was  at  once 
ordered  to  patrol  it,  reduce  it  to  order  and  quiet,  and 
prevent  any  pillaging  or  lawlessness  on  the  part  either  of 
soldiers  or  citizens.  My  orders  on  the  subject  were  very 
strict,  and  within  a  few  hours  this  city,  in  which  I  had 
found  a  lawless  mob  of  low  whites  and  negroes  pillaging 
and  setting  fire  to  property,  was  reduced  to  order.  Many 
millions  of  dollars  worth  of  cotton,  ordnance  and  com 
missary  stores,  etc.,  which  would  have  been  otherwise 


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destroyed,  were  saved  to  the  United  States  Government, 
and  the  citizens  once  more  enjoyed  security  under  the 
protection  of  that  flag  which  again  waved  over  them,  ex 
actly  four  years  since  the  passage  by  the  State  of  South 
Carolina  of  the  Secession  Act. 

"  Two  regiments  from  Pardee's  brigade,  the  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  and  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  veteran 
volunteers,  were  sent  down  to  Fort  Jackson,  and  early 
in  the  morning  had  possession  of  it  and  all  the  inter 
mediate  and  surrounding  works.  The  iron-plated  ram, 
Savannah,  which  lay  in  the  river  below  the  city,  threw 
shells  at  these  two  regiments  as  they  flung  the  stars  and 
stripes  to  the  breeze  from  the  walls  of  Fort  Jackson. 
All  the  other  gun-boats  of  the  enemy  had  been  fired  by 
them  and  burned  to  the  water's  edge. 

"  On  the  arrival  of  the  major-general  commanding  the 
left  wing,  I  was,  by  his  order,  placed  in  command  of  the 
city.  Until  nearly  10  A.  M.  continued  firing  was  heard 
in  the  direction  of  Beaulieu,  and  supposing  that  a  por 
tion  of  the  enemy  might  still  be  south  of  us,  I  kept  one 
brigade  under  arms  during  the  forenoon.  Three  rebel 
flags  were  captured  by  my  command,  which  will  be  duly 
forwarded. 

"  I  am,  Colonel,  very-respectfully 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  W.  GEARY, 

Brigadier-general  commanding  Second  division   Twen 
tieth  corps." 


142  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


CHAPTER  XXL 

The   Carolina   Campaign  —  Washington — Grand  Review  —  The  New 
Flag — Westward,  and  Home  again. 

On  the  27th  day  of  January,  after  the  order  to  march 
was  issued,  the  Twenty-ninth  broke  camp  and  marched 
at  8  A.  M.,  in  rear  of  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  regiment ; 
halted  at  2  p.  M.  and  encamped  for  the  night  (marched 
twelve  miles).  28th  instant,  marched  at  7  A.  M.  in  rear 
of  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  regiment  and  brigade  train  ;  at 
7  P.  M.  camped  for  the  night  (marched  ten  miles).  29th 
instant,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  in  rear  of 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  and  passed  through  Springfield ;  halted 
at  2  P.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night.  3oth  instant,  in 
camp  ;  three  companies  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment 
went  on  picket.  3ist  instant,  in  camp. 

February  ist.  The  Twenty-ninth  regiment  inspected 
by  General  Ario  Pardee  at  9  A.  M.  2d  instant,  the 
ordinary  camp  and  picket  duty  was  the  order  of  the  day. 
The  3d  instant,  ordered  to  march  at  6  p.  M.  ;  the  order 
was  countermanded,  and  we  went  into  camp  for  the 
night.  4th,  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  the  Twenty-ninth  in 
advance  of  the  brigade  ;  crossed  the  Savannah  river  at 
Sisters'  Ferry  at  10  A.  M.,  marched  five  miles  and  camped 
for  the  night ;  Twenty- ninth  detailed  for  picket.  5th, 
relieved  at  2  p.  M.,  marched  in  rear  of  brigade,  and  at 
9:30  P.  M.,  went  into  camp  for  the  night  (marched  six 
miles).  6th,  marched  at  7  A.  M.,  halted  at  11:30  for  din 
ner,  fell  in  at  12  M.,  halted  at  5  P.  M.  and  camped  for 
the  night  (marched  fifteen  miles).  7th,  marched  at  7  A. 
M.  ;  at  6:30  P.  M.  went  into  camp  for  the  night.  8th 


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instant,  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  halted  at  1 1 130  for  dinner ;  in 
seven  minutes  fell  in  and  marched  five  miles,  halted  at 
3:15  and  camped  for  the  night  near  Buford  Bridge,  9th, 
marched  at  6  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  in  advance  of  brigade 
and  with  ordnance  train ;  marched  eighteen  miles,  and 
at  5  P.  M.  camped  for  the  night  near  Blackville,  South 
Carolina.  loth,  marched  at  7  A.  M.,  halted  near  Black 
ville,  and  at  2  p.  M.  crossed  the  Edisto  river,  and  at  10 
p.  M.  camped  for  the  night  (marched  eight  miles),  nth 
instant  in  camp.  i2th  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  arrived  at 
the  North  Edisto  river  this  afternoon  (a  distance  of  ten 
miles),  engaged  in  a  skirmish  in  which  the  Fifth  Ohio 
had  one  man  killed  and  three  wounded.  Company  G 
of  the  Twenty-ninth  had  one  man  killed,  Jack  Rape. 
Went  into  camp  for  the  night.  i3th,  marched  at  6  A. 
M.,  crossed  the  North  Edisto  and  skirmished  with  the 
enemy.  Halted  and  remained  until  9  p.  M.,  when  the 
regiment  fell  in,  marched  four  and  one-half  miles  and 
halted  for  the  night.  The  Twenty-ninth  went  on  picket. 
Tuesday,  i4th,  marched  at  8  A.  M.  some  six  miles  and 
halted.  Our  regiment  went  on  picket  as  usual.  i5th 
instant,  marched  at  7  A.  M.  in  rear  of  brigade,  skirmish 
ing  ;  marched  ten  miles ;  went  into  camp  at  Lexing 
ton  at  3  P.  M.  ;  at  5  o'clock  moved  to  the  left  of  the 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio.  Thursday,  i6th,  marched  at  8  A.  M. 
one  mile  to  the  rear  and  went  on  picket ;  at  6:30  fell 
in  and  marched  six  miles  as  rear  guard  to  the  Twentieth 
army  corps  ;  halted  and  went  into  camp  at  4  P.  M. 
1 7th,  marched  at  9  A.  M.  i8th,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M., 
crossed  the  Seluda  river  at  1:30  p.  M.,  halted  for  dinner ; 
at  2:15  fell  in  and  marched  four  miles  ;  halted  at  5  p.  M. 
and  camped  for  the  night..  Sunday  in  camp  until  3:30 
p.  M.  when  "  fall  in  "  was  sounded  by  the  bugler.  The 
Twenty-ninth  fell  in  and  took  the  advance  of  brigade, 


144  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

marched  four  miles,  and  at  11:30  p.  M.  halted  for  the 
night  near  Bush  river.  The  Twenty-ninth  was  again 
fortunate  and  went  on  picket.  2oth,  marched  at  i  P.  M. 
in  rear  of  brigade  and  at  7  P.  M.  went  into  camp  for  the 
night  (marched  six  miles,  crossing  Broad  river  near 
Frost's  Mill).  2ist  instant,  marched  at  6  A.  M.  and 
entered  Winsboro  at  11:30  A.  M.  Five  companies  of  the 
Twenty-ninth  detailed  for  picket.  The  other  companies 
camped  for  the  night.  22d,  Left  Winnsboro  at  3:45  p. 
M.,  marched  six  miles  and  camped  for  the  night.  23d, 
marched  at  6:30  A.  M.,  six  miles,  halted  at  10:20  A.  M.  an 
hour  for  dinner;  at  11:30  fell  in  and  marched  forward, 
crossed  the  Catawba  river  and  went  into  camp  at  mid 
night.  Friday,  24,  marched  at  9:30  (we  were  the  divis 
ion  train  guard),  halted  at  i  P.  M.  for  dinner  ;  at  2  p. 
M.  fell  in  and  marched  five  miles ;  at  4:30  halted  and 
camped  for  the  night ;  rainy.  Saturday,  25th,  rainy ; 
remained  in  camp.  Sunday,  26th,  marched  at  7  A.  M., 
with  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  advance  of  brigade ;  halted 
at  3  P.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched  ten  miles). 
27th,  marched  one  and  one-half  miles,  crossed  Hanging 
Rock  creek  and  went  into  camp.  28th,  marched  at  6:30 
A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  in  rear  of  brigade  (marched  eight 
miles),  and  went  into  camp  at  i  P.  M.  Mustered  for  pay 
for  January  and  February. 

Wednesday,  March  ist,  marched  at  i  P.  M.,  and  at 
9  P.  M.  halted  and  went  into  camp  for  the  night  near  Big 
Clinch  creek  (marched  twelve  miles).  2d,  marched 
at  8  A.  M.;  at  12  M.  halting  for  dinner.  In  the  afternoon 
moved  one-eighth  of  a  mile  and  camped  for  the  night. 
3d,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M.;  moved  with  wagon  train; 
reached  Chesterfield  at  11:30  p.  M.  and  went  into  camp 
for  the  night  (marched  thirteen  miles),  March  4th, 
moved  at  7  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  in  advance  of  brigade; 


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halted  at  4  P.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched 
nine  miles).  5th,  remain  in  camp  all  day;  detailed 
Charles  Galpin,  company  C,  and  J.  Bennett  Powers, 
company  E,  as  escort  at  Twentieth  corps  headquarters. 
6th,  marched  at  8:30  A.  M;  Twenty-ninth  in  rear  of 
brigade;  reached  Cheraw  at  1:15  P.  M.;  halted  for  dinner, 
and  at  4  fell  in  and  crossed  the  river,  marched  four  miles 
and  camped  for  the  night  (marched  sixteen  miles),  yth, 
marched  at  7  A.  M.;  halted  at  2:30  p.  M.  ;  went  into  camp 
for  the  night;  marched  on  the  Fayetteville  road  (fourteen 
miles).  8th,  marched  at  11:30  A.  M.;  halted  at  1:30 
for  dinner;  at  4:30  fell  in,  and  at  10:15  p.  M.  halted  and 
camped  for  the  night  (marched  eight  miles).  Qth, 
marched  at  6:30  A.  M.,  and  at  2  P.  M,  halted  for  dinner; 
at  3  fell  in,  and  at  6  halted  and  went  into  camp 
for  the  night  (marched  thirteen  miles).  loth, 
marched  at  3:30  P.  M.;  Twenty-ninth  in  advance  of 
brigade;  marched  four  miles  and  camped  for  the  night, 
nth,  marched  at  6:30  A.  M.;  Twenty-ninth  in  rear  of 
brigade;  halted  at  7:30  p.  M.  for  supper,  and  at  10:30 
fell  in  and  marched  until  2:20  A.  M.;  went  into  camp  for 
the  night  (marched  thirteen  miles).  i2th,  marched  at 
8  A.  M.;  reached  Fayetteville  at  4  P.  M.,  and  camped  for 
the  night  (marched  thirteen  miles).  i3th,  marched  at 
2:30  P.  M.;  passed  through  Fayetteville  and  camped  for 
the  night.  i4th,  marched  at  4:30  A.  M.;  crossed  Cape 
Fear  river;  marched  two  miles;  halted  for  breakfast,  and 
remained  in  camp  for  the  day.  i5th,  marched  at  12 
M.,  eight  miles,  and  at  j  i  P.  M.  camped  for  the  night. 
1 6th,  marched  at  9  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  in  advance  of 
brigade,  and  at  7  p.  M.  halted;  Twenty-ninth  were  for 
tunate  enough  to  remain  a  detail  for  picket  (marched 
seven  miles).  i7th,  on  picket.  i8th,  marched  at  7  A.  M., 
Twenty-ninth  in  rear  of  brigade;  halted  at  7  P.  M.,  and 


146  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

ITl 

went  into  camp  for  the  night  (marched  eight  miles), 
ipth,  marched  at  n  A.  M.,  with  division  train  (marched 
eleven  miles);  halted  at  6:30,  and  camped  at  9:30  p.  M.; 
packed  up  and  marched  with  train  on  Goldsboro  road; 
joined  First  and  Third  divisions  of  the  Twentieth  army 
corps;  marched  all  night,  and  in  the  morning  arrived  at 
the  battlefield  of  Bentonville.  20th,  in  camp  all  day 
with  constant  artillery  firing  during  the  day.  2ist,  in 
camp  and  the  artillery  is  steadily  firing.  22d,  marched 
at  8  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  advance  of  brigade; 
halted  at  12  M.  for  dinner;  at  i  p.  M.  fell  in  and  marched 
on  the  Goldsboro  road;  halted  at  12  M.  at  night,  an$ 
went  into  camp  (marched  fifteen  miles).  23d,  marched 
at  6  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  rear  of  division  train; 
halted  at  11:30  for  dinner;  at  12:30  p.  M.  fell  in,  crossed 
the  Neuse  river  (marched  twelve  miles),  and  went  into 
camp  for  the  night.  Corporal  Exceen,  company  A,  was 
wounded  by  a  rebel  while  on  picket.  24th,  marched 
at  7  A.  M.  and  entered  Goldsboro,  North  Carolina,  at  12 
M.;  passed  through  town  and  went  into  camp;  at  4:30 
p.  M.  orders  were  received  detailing  the  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  to  guard  a  wagon  train  for  the  Second  division; 
reached  the  point  of  destination  at  7  P.  M.,  near  the 
Wilmington  railroad,  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched 
eight  miles).  25th,  marched  at  8  A.  M.,  and  arrived  at 
Goldsboro  at  12  M.  (noon);  passed  through  town  about 
two  miles  and  went  into  camp. 

From  March  25th  to  April  9th  we  were  doing  the 
usual  duty  in  and  around  camp  and  on  picket.  On  the 
loth  inst.  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  moved  up  the  river  and 
went  in  camp  for  the  night  atn  o'clock,  nth,  marched 
at  6  A.  M.,  reached  Smithfield  at  3  P.  M.,  camped  for  the 
night.  1 2th,  received  the  news  of  the  surrender  of  Gen 
eral  R.  E.  Lee  and  his  army  at  8  A.  M.  and  marched  at 


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<9  A.  M.;  halted  at  6:30  P.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night 
(marched  seventeen  miles).  i3th,  marched  at  5:30  At 
M.,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  advance;  passed  through 
Raleigh,  North  Carolina,  and  at  2:30  p.  M.  halted  and 
went  into  camp  (marched  fifteen  miles).  Remained  in 
camp  until  the  25th.  On  the  2oth  reviewed  by  General 
John  W.  Geary,  and  on  the  22d  the  Twentieth  army 
corps  was  reviewed  by  General  W.  T.  Sherman.  Sun 
day,  23d.  inspection.  25th,  arched  at  9  A.  M., 
Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  rear  of  brigade;  halted  for  dinner, 
and  at  3  P.  M.  fell  in  and  marched  fifteen  miles;  halted 
at  8  P.  M.  and  camped  for  the  night.  26th  and  27th, 
in  camp.  28th,  returned  to  our  old  camp  near 
Raleigh,  North  Carolina.  29th,  in  camp.  3oth, 
marched  at  7  A.  M.;  passed  through  Raleigh,  and  at  6 
p.  M.  halted  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched  fifteen 
miles). 

May  ist,  marched  at  5  A.  M.;  at  12  M.  halted  for 
dinner;  at  i  p.  M.  fell  in,  crossed  Tar  river,  and  at  6  p. 
M.  camped  for  the  night  (marched'  twenty-three  miles). 
2d,  marched  at  5  A.  M.  ;  halted  at  11:45  f°r  dinner;  at 
i  P.  M.  fell  in,  marched  twenty  miles,  and  at  5  P.  M. 
camped  for  the  night  (Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  advance  of 
brigade).  3d,  marched  at  4:30  A.  M.;  marched  to  the 
State  line  of  Virginia,  a  distance  of  eleven  miles,  and 
camped  for  the  night.  4th,  marched  at  6  A.  M.;  crossed 
the  Roanoke  river;  at  2  p.  M.  halted  for  dinner;  at  5  fell 
in  and  moved  forward;  halted  at  6:30,  and  camped  for 
the  night  (marched  twenty  miles).  5th,  marched  at 
5:30  A.  M.f  at  2:15  p.  M.  halted  for  dinner;  marched  at 
4;  halted  at  6:30  and  camped  for  the  night  (marched 
twenty  miles).  6th,  marched  at  5  A.  M.;  halted  at 
10:45  *or  dinner;  fell  in  at  i  P.  M.;  passed  Black  and 
White  station  on  the  south  side  railroad,  and  at  6:30  p. 


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M.  camped  for  the  night  (marched  eleven  miles),  yth, 
marched  at  6  A.  M.;  at  11:45  halted  for  dinner;  fell  in 
at  1:30  P.  M.,  and  crossed  the  Appomatox  river;  at  6:15 
camped  for  the  night,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  advance  of 
brigade  (marched  twenty  miles).  8th,  marched  at  6 
A.  M.;  passed  Clover  Hill  coal  mines;  halted  at  12  M. 
for  dinner;  at  i  p.  M.  fell  in  and  marched  to  Falling 
creek,  and  at  7  P.  M.  camped  for  the  night,  .Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  in  rear  of  brigade  (marched  twenty  miles). 
9th,  moved  our  camp  two  miles.  loth,  in  camp  all 
day.  nth,  marched  at  10  A.  M.;  passed  through 
Manchester  and  Richmond  in  the  afternoon,  and  at  5:30 
camped  near  Brook's  creek  for  the  night  (marched  twelve 
miles).  1 2th,  marched,  at  6  A.  M.,  on  Brooks  pike; 
halted  at  10  A.  M.  for  dinner;  at  12  M.  fell  in  and 
marched  to  Ashland,  and  at  6:30  camped  for  the  night 
(marched  12  miles).  J3th,  marched  at  5:30  A.  M.; 
crossed  the  South  Anna;  halted  at  11:30  for  dinner;  at 
i  P.  M.  fell  in,  crossed  the  Little  river,  and  at  3:30  went 
into  camp  (marched  sixteen  miles).  Sunday,  i4th, 
marched  at  5  A.  M.,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  in  advance  of 
brigade;  crossed  the  North  Anna  river,  and  at  12  M. 
halted  for  dinner;  fell  in  at  2  p.  M.;  marched  on  the 
Spottsylvania  Court  House  road;  halted  at  5:30  and 
camped  (marched  eighteen  miles).  i5th,  marched  at 
5  A.  M.,  T.wenty-ninth  Ohio  in  rear  of  brigade  and  divis 
ion  train;  halted  at  11:45  f°r  dinner;  fell  in;  passed 
through  Chancellorsville,  crossed  the  Rappahannock  and 
at  10  P.  M.  camped  for  the  night  (marched  twenty  miles). 
1 6th,  marched  at  4:30  A.  M.;  halted  at  12  M.  for  din 
ner;  at  1:30  p.  M.  fell  in  and  marched  on  the  road  that 
leads  to  Warrenton  junction  via  Hartwood  church,  and 
camped  for  the  night  (marched,  eighteen  miles).  lyth, 
marched  at  5  A.  M.,  reached  Brentsville  at  2  p.  M.,  a  dis- 


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tance  of  twelve  miles,  and  camped  for  the  night.  i8th, 
marched  at  6  A.  M.;  halted  at  12  M.  for  dinner;  fell  in 
at  2:30  P.  M,  marched  until  9  P.  M.,  and  camped  for  the 
night;  William  Lutz,  company  H,  injured  by  the  falling 
of  a  tree  (marched  fifteen  miles).  i9th,  marched  at 
6  A.  M.;  halted  at  12  M.  for  dinner;  at  1:30  fell  in,  moved 
forward;  at  6:30  p.  M.  reached  Clouds  Mills,  Twenty- 
Ninth  Ohio  in  advance  of  brigade  (marched  fifteen 
miles).  2oth,  2ist,  22d,  23d,  and  24th,  in  camp. 

25th,  moved  forward  to  Washington,  District  of  Co 
lumbia,  where  it  attended  the  grand  review,  the  grand 
est  spectacle  the  world  has  ever  seen,  and  thence  to 
Bladensburg,  where  it  received  the  new  colors,  which 
the  following  matter,  furnished  by  comrade  G.  W.  Hollo- 
way,  will  sufficiently  explain. 

The  new  flag  for  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  contrib 
uted  by  the  citizens  of  Summit  and  Ashtabula  counties, 
was  accompanied  by  the  following  letter  from  Colonels 
Buckley  and  Fitch.  The  receipt  of  the  new  flag  is 
gracefully  acknowledged  by  the  letter  of  Mr.  G.  W.  Hol- 
loway,  appended  thereto,  which  letter  was  accompanied 
by  the  old  flag,  which  had  been  borne  by  this  gallant  reg 
iment  in  so  many  bloody  battles. 

AKRON,  May,  1865. 

COL.  JONAS  SCHOONOVER.  DEAR  SIR  : — We  have  the 
honor  and  pleasure  of  forwarding  to  the  gallant  old 
Twenty-ninth  another  national  flag,  the  gift  of  its  old 
friends  in  Ashtabula  and  Summit  counties.  This  is  the 
third  national  flag  given  the  regiment  from  the  same 
source.  It  is  certainly  a  strong  proof  that  its  friends 
still  believe  it  to  be  one  of  the  bravest  of  the  brave  of 
the  many  noble  regiments  Ohio  has  given  to  fight  this 
great  battle.  If  the  regiment  had  no  other  proof  than 

s  old  and  tattered  flags,  that  alone  would  show  that  it 


150  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

had  been  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight,  ever  ready  to 
breast  the  fury  of  the  battle  storm;  but  its  history  tells 
us  that  it  has  borne  an  honorable  part  in  nearly  a  score 
of  the  hardest  fought  battles  of  the  war.  Citizen  sol 
diers,  take  this  flag  and  bear  it  aloft  wherever  duty  calls, 
and  your  friends  will  take  your  past  record  as  a  guaran 
tee  that  it  will  never  be  dishonored  by  the  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  Veteran  Volunteer  Infantry.  Colonel,  please  re 
member  us  to  the  dear  old  Twenty-ninth,  and  accept  for 
yourself  our  best  wishes. 

LEWIS  P.  BUCKLEY,  , 

WILLIAM  T.  FITCH, 
Old  Cols,  of  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio. 

HEADQUARTERS  TWENTY-NINTH  OHIO, 
BLADENSBURG,  MARYLAND,  Junes,  1865. 
Colonels  Buckley  and  Fitch,  and  S.  A.  Lane,  Esq.: 

GENTLEMEN: — In  the  name  of  the  officers  and  men 
of  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  veteran  volunteer  infantry,  I 
herewith  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the  beautiful  flag 
presented  the  regiment,  and  in  return  I  present  to  you 
the  old  one,  which  it  has  been  our  proud  honor  to  carry 
victoriously  over  many  hard-fought  battle-fields.  That 
dear  "old  flag"  which  has  been  our  companion  through 
years  of  fearful  war  and  carnage,  and  which  symbolizes 
our  glorious  nationality,  tells  its  own  story.  We  return 
it  to  you,  but  not  so  beautiful  in  form  and  color  as  when 
presented  to  us  eighteen  months  ago.  But  whilst  its 
external  beauty  has  been  defaced,  yet  the  great  life- 
giving  principles  of  which  it  is  the  exponent,  are  all  the 
more  deeply  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  its  defenders,  and 
Liberty  receives  through  this  standard  another  bright  and 
shining  star  to  her  beautiful  constellation.  Take  it,  then, 
and  place  it  among  the  archives  of  the  nation,  that  it 
may  be  preserved  as  a  sacred  memorial,  and  handed 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  151 

down  to  latest  posterity  as  a  glorious  legacy  and  standard 
that  was  borne,  as  by  angel  hands,  in  opposition  to  op 
pression  and  rebellion.  Be  assured  that  it  is  with  a 
renewed  national  pride  that  we  look  upon  this  beautiful 
flag  presented  to  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio,  by  the  patriotic 
and  loyal  citizens  of  Summit  and  Ashtabula  counties. 
The  past  history  of  almost  four  years  in  war,  speaks  for 
our  conduct  as  soldiers  and  patriots  for  the  future.  We 
promise  never  to  desert  this  flag,  nor  will  we  permit 
traitors  or  rebels  to  wrest  it  from  our  hands.  We  will 
always  be  willing  and  ready  to  unfurl  it  in  defense  of  the 
principles  of  our  glorious,  free  Republic.  Truly  our 
country's  faith  has  learned  a  new  interpretation  of  her 
standard.  The  white  typifies  the  purity  of  purpose  which 
belongs  to  her  true  ruler;  the  red  points  to  the  crimson 
tide  in  which  life  flows  forth  a  willing  offering;  the  blue 
reminds  her  of  herjhome  in  heaven,  to  which  all  the  good 
are  gathered;  the  stars  in  her  banner  tell  of  light  in 
darkness,  and  she  shall  learn  to  range  them  in  a  new  and 
beautiful  order,  as  the  constellation  of  the  cross.  It  is 
that  flag  which  has  solved  most  conclusively  the  long 
disputed  problem  of  a  free  republican  form  of  govern 
ment.  It  was  that  flag  which  was  so  bravely  and  triumph 
antly  carried  through  the  ordeal  of  war  by  our  Revolu 
tionary  sires,  and  encircled  them  with  a  halo  of  glory 
that  shall  be  handed  down  untarnished  to  millions  of 
unborn  freemen.  It  was  that  flag  which,  under  God,  en 
abled  our  forefathers  to  gain  our  glorious  independence, 
and  here,  in  this  beautiful  land  of  lakes  and  rivers,  rear 
a  temple  of  liberty  which  stands  first  among  the  nations 
of  the  earth,  the  envy  and  admiration  of  all.  It  is  the 
flag  which  we  have  learned  to  love  and  to  defend,  and 
which  we  cherish  in  our  hearts  as  the  guardian  angel  of 
our  country. 


152  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

May  that  same  God  who  has  given  so  many  brave 
hearts  to  defend  it,  continue  to  preserve  it,  and  may  it 
give  light  and  liberty  to  millions  who  are  yet  groaning 
under  tyranny  and  oppression.  But  we  would  not  pass 
by  unnoticed  the  many  noble  brave  men  who  offered 
themselves  a  willing  sacrifice  upon  our  country's  altar 
in  defense  of  that  national  banner.  The  voices  of  our 
fallen  comrades  are  borne  to  us  in  solemn  silence  by 
every  breeze  that  fans  our  brow.  The  South  is  billowed 
with  the  graves  where  sleep  the  patriot  martyrs  of  con 
stitutional  liberty,  until  the  resurrection  morn.  We  hold 
them  dear  to  our  hearts,  for  may  it  never  be  forgotten 
that  their  deeds  of  valor  facilitated  the  consummation  of 
the  glorious  results  which  have  just  been  achieved. 
Though  they  be  dead,  they  yet  speak,  and  will  continue 
to  speak  to  the  end  of  all  time,  and  dear  to  each  patriot 
heart  will  ever  be  the  memory  of  those  who  died  in 
defense  of  the  Union. 

' '  There  are  many 

Patriots  have  toiled  in  their  country's  cause, 
Bled  nobly,  and  their  deeds,  as  they  deserve, 
Receive  proud  recompense.     We  give  in  charge 
Their  names  to  the  sweet  lyre.     The  historic  muse 
Proud  of  her  charge,  marches  with  it  down 
To  latest  time  :  and  sculpture,  in  her  turn, 
Gives  bond,  in  stone  and  ever-during  brass, 
To  guard  and  immortalize  her  trust." 

At  Bladensburg  we  went  into  camp,  and  remained 
until  June  10.  Marched  to  Washington  at  8  p.  M.,  and 
embarked  on  the  cars  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  rail 
road  and  steamed  away  homeward,  bound  to  Parkers- 
burg  by  way  of  Grafton,  West  Virginia,  thence  by  boat 
to  Louisville,  Kentucky;  moved  five  miles  into  the 
country,  where  we  remained  until  the  i3th  day  of  July, 
when  we  were  mustered  out.  Repairing  to  Camp 
Taylor,  near  Cleveland,  Ohio,  we  were  paid  off  and 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  153 

formally  discharged  from  the  service  on  the  226.  and 
23d  days  of  July,  1865. 

We  have  now  followed  the  regiment  through  nearly 
four  years  of  the  most  arduous  service  which  ever  fell  to 
the  lot  of  any  organization  of  this  character,  marching 
and  fighting  through  most  of  the  States  in  rebellion,  its 
pathway  marked  by  the  graves  of  our  comrades  who  fell. 
In  the  interim,  hundreds  of  the  brave  1540  who  were 
upon  its  rolls,  pass  under  the  charge  of  the  worse  than 
fiends  of  hell,  who  presided  at  Libby,  Belle  Isle,  Ander- 
sonville,  and  other  courts  of  death,  by  courtesy  called 
rebel  prisons,  where,  after  being  robbed  of  all  they  pos 
sessed,  and  even  stripped  of  necessary  clothing,  they 
were  subjected  to  a  systematic  course  of  starvation  (and 
that,  too,  under  the  immediate  supervision  of  that  foul 
blot  upon  humanity,  Jeff  Davis)  until  their  brave  spirits 
went  out  to  the  God  who  gave  them.  In  the  army  of 
the  East,  with  the  army  of  the.  West,  with  Sherman  in 
the  glorious  march  to  the  sea,  and  the  brilliant  campaign 
of  the  Carolinas — where  there  was  danger  and  death — 
shone  the  "  white  star "  of  the  Twenty-ninth.  The 
skirmish  line  and  the  advance  became  so  nearly  the 
normal  condition  of  the  regiment  that  assignment  to 
positions  less  dangerous  elicited  exclamations  of  surprise 
from  the  "boys." 

At  length  the  last  ditch,  so  frequently  referred  to  by 
the  braggart  rebels,  was  reached — chivalrous  Jeff  Davis 
in  hoc  and  crinoline  begged  that  mercy  be  shown  to 
"woman  and  children."  The  bubble  secessia  burst,  and 
the  command,  now  reduced  to  a  mere  handful,  turn  sadly 
northward,  its  columns  "  gaping  from  the  havoc  of  shot 
and  shell,  and  the  disease  of  the  camp,  and  prison  pen, 
its  colors  ragged  and  torn,  but  proud  and  defiant  as  ever 
— one  grand  ovation  to  the  living,  a  sad  wailing  requiem 


154  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

for  the  dead,"  and  "good  byes"  are  said  in  the  beautiful 
Forest  city,  as  each  departed  for  their  homes  to  assume 
the  peaceful  avocations  of  four  years  before. 

Gradually  they  have  drifted  away — some  to  a  quiet 
nook  in  the  country  church  yard,  and  others  to  the  east, 
west,  and  south,  until  now  they  may  be  found  in  nearly 
every  State  and  Territory  in  this  vast  Union.  Annually 
they  come  together  in  re-union  at  some  convenient  point 
in  Puritan  Western  Reserve,  and 

"  Fight  their  battles  o'er  again." 

Each  year  a  committee  is  appointed  whose  duty  it  i§ 
to  draft  resolutions  of  condolence  to  the  memory  of  the 
comrades  whose  "final  statements"  have  been  called  for 
since  the  last  meeting,  and  this  committee  always  have 
something  to  do.  Each  yearly  roll  call  is  shorter  than 
its  predecessor,  and  it  does  not  require  a  long  look  into 
the  future  to  find  only  the  roll — no  one  to  call  it,  and 
none  to  answer  to  their  names  if  called. 

Absent  "  comrades,  gone  before  us 
In  the  'great  review'  to  pass — 
Never  more  to  earthly  chieftain 
Dipping  colors  as  ye  pass — 
Heaven  accord  ye  gentle  judgment 
As  before  the  throne  ye  pass." 

While  almost  within  gun  shot  of  the  site  of  the  can 
vass  covered  field  of  1861,  busily  engaged  in  well  nigh 
vain  endeavors  to  retain  his  grip  upon  the  "ragged  edge" 
of  a  somewhat  precarious  existence,  and  but  a  few  laps 
in  advance  of  the  grim  gentleman  with  the  hour  glass 
and  scythe,  abides 

THE  DRUMMER  BOY(?)  OF  COMPANY  B. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  155 


GENERAL  REVIEW. 

The  following  review  of  the  battles,  sieges,  marches, 
and  campaigns  in  which  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment  was 
engaged,  is  from  the  pen  of  Colonel  Jonas  Schoonover. 
It  gives  in  brief  the  important  work  of  the  regiment 
during  its  nearly  four  years'  service,  and  should  the 
"gentle  reader"  find  the  descriptive  portion  of  the  his 
tory  too  voluminous,  she  has  but  to  turn  to  this  review 
to  find  consolation. 

Beginning  with  the  service  in  the  winter  of  1861-2, 
along  the  waters  of  the  Potomac  and  its  tributaries,  and 
in  the  mountain  regions  of  Hampshire  county,  the 
Romney  expedition  in  West  Virginia,  the  advance  to 
Winchester  via  Little  mountain  and  Martinsburg,  thence 
into  the  Shenandoah  valley.  The  Strasburg  march, 
which  ended  in  the  battle  of  Winchester,  where  the 
Federal  army,  under  General  Shields,  and  the  rebels, 
commanded  by  General  T.  J.  Jackson,  at  Kernstown, 
engaged  in  a  sanguinary  battle  on  March  23d,  1862,  in 
which  the  Union  army  gained  a  victory.  The  Twenty- 
ninth  Ohio  done  its  full  share,  suffering  slight  loss  in 
killed  and  wounded.  The  march  up  the  valley  to  Mad- 
isonburg;  the  long  march  to  Fredericksburg,  leaving  the 
Shenandoah  valley  at  New  Market  on  the  i2th  day  of 
May,  1862,  and  reaching  Fredericsburg  May  22,  1862, 
a  day  or  two  later  returning  to  Luray  via  Warrenton  and 
Front  Royal,  up  the  Luray  valley  to  Port  Republic, 
where,  on  the  gth  day  of  June,  it  engaged  in  battle  with 
heavy  loss  in  killed  and  wounded.  'One  hundred  and 
ten  were  made  prisoners.  The  Twenty-ninth  was  en 
gaged  at  short  range  in  the  open  field  against  three  times 


156  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

its  number  over  four  hours.  During  the  time  the 
struggle  was  desperate  on  both  sides.  The  battle  of 
Cedar  mountain,  seven  miles  from  Culpepper  Court 
house,  on  August  Qth,  the  Union  army  under  Banks,  the 
rebels  under  Longstreet,  the  Twenty-ninth  was  engaged 
in  the  open  field  without  cover,  and  sustained  consider 
able  loss.  Then  followed  the  retrograde  move  to  Cul 
pepper;  the  campaign  of  General  Pope,  including  the 
second  battle  of  Bull  Run;  and  the  march  to  Frederick 
City;  the  winter  and  spring  campaign  of  1862  and  1863, 
under  Major-general  Joseph  Hooker,  at  Dumfries,  was 
memorable  for  its  intense  suffering;  then  came  the  march 
to  Chancellorsville,  and  the  battle  there,  which  began 
May  ist,  and  ended  on  the  3d,  in  which  the  Twenty- 
ninth  suffered  heavy  loss  and  was  the  last  to  leave  the 
field.  May  5th  we  crossed  the  Rappahannock  on  our 
way  to  Gettysburg  via  Aqua  creek,  Dumfries,  Fairfax 
Court  House,  Leesburg,  Edward's  Ferry,  Harper's  Ferry, 
Frederick,  and  Littletown,  where  we  fought  one  of  the 
most  determined  battles  of  the  war,  commencing  on  the 
ist  and  ending  on  the  4th  day  of  July,  1863. 

We  returned  to  Virginia;  moved  to  New  York  to  quell 
riots ;  returned  again  ;  advanced  to  the  Rapidan;  reported 
to  the  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  via  the  Baltimore 
&  Ohio  railroad,  crossing  the  Ohio  river  at  Bellaire. 
On  September  3oth,  we  passed  through  Columbus, 
Ohio;  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  and  Louisville,  Ken 
tucky,  and  halted  at  Murfreesboro.  Tennessee.  In  Octo 
ber  we  passed  down  to  Stevenson  and  Bridgeport,  Ala 
bama,  and  up  the  Tennessee  river  to  Wauhatchie  valley. 

On  November  24th  and  25th,  we  were  engaged  in  the 
battle  of  Lookout  mountain;  Missionary  Ridge  on 
November  24th  and  25th,  and  Taylor's  Ridge  and  Ring- 
gold,  Georgia,  on  November  26th  and  27th,  1863. 


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In  December  of  the  same  year  we  re-enlisted,  and 
during  the  winter  we  prepared  for  a  vigorous  and  active 
campaign  in  the  early  spring  of  1864.  On  May  3d,  we 
left  Bridgeport,  Alabama,  on  the  Georgia  campaign, 
passing  around  Lookout  Mountain,  Rossville,  and  Craw 
fish  springs.  On  May  8th,  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment 
took  an  active  part  in  the  battle  of  Dug  Gap,  Geor 
gia,  where  it  distinguished  itself  for  bravery  unparal 
leled  in  modern  history  ;  every  fourth  man  was  killed 
or  wounded.  We  moved  on  to  Resaca,  and  in  the 
fight  of  the  1 4th  our  loss  was  light.  We  moved 
on  to  Calhoun,  Adairsville,  Kingston,  and  Cassville  on 
May  2 1  st.  In  the  battle  of  Pumpkin  Vine  Creek  (or 
Dallas)  from  May  25th  to  the  28th,  we  met  with  some 
loss.  In  the  battle  of  Pine  Knob  on  June  i5th,  the 
Twenty-ninth  suffered  severe  loss.  Many  of  its  brave 
heroes,  whose  valor  will  ever  be  held  in  memory  by  every 
survivor  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment,  were  killed. 
The  battles  of  Lost  and  Kenesaw  Mountain  were  on 
June  2oth  and  27th,  and  we  advanced  to  the  Chattahoo- 
chie  river,  via  Marietta,  Georgia,  and  then  to  the  battle 
of  Peach  Tree  Creek. 

The  Georgia  campaign,  from  May  8th  until  the  evacua 
tion  of  Atlanta  on  September  2,  1864,  a  period  of  four 
months,  was  one  continuous  battle.  The  marching 
through  Georgia  was  a  glorious  achievement,  and  will 
ever  be  recorded  as  one  of  the  most  brilliant  feats  in  this 
or  any  other  war.  In  Sherman's  grand  march  to  the 
sea  and  the  siege  and  capture  of  Savannah,  Georgia,  the 
Twenty-ninth  did  its  full  share.  It  was)  engaged 
from  December  loth  to  the  2ist,  when  it  entered  the 
city  of  Savannah.  On  January  27,  1865,  we  moved  on 
the  campaign  through  the  Carolinas,  and  were  engaged 
in  the  following  battles,  and  skirmishes  of  this  campaign; 


158  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Averysboro,  North  Carolina,  on  March  i6th;Bentonville, 
North  Carolina,  on  March  19,  1865,  and  marching  to 
Goldsboro  on  March  24th.  After  Johnston's  army  at 
Raleigh,  North  Carolina,  and  the  final  march  through 
Virginia  to  Washington  in  May,  1865,  we  took  part  in 
the  grand  review,  thence  to  Louisville,  Kentucky,  on  to 
Camp  Taylor  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  home.  The  regi 
ment  was  in  the  service  nearly  four  years,  and  it  is  but 
justice  to  state  that  during  its  entire  term  it  was  never 
driven  from  its  position  by  direct  assault. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  159 


OFFICIAL  ROSTER. 


The  writer  of  the  volume  visited  the  office  of  the 
adjutant-general  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  prepared  a 
verbatim  copy  of  the  rolls  of  the  Twenty-ninth  regiment 
as  transcribed  in  that  office,  which  was  published  and 
issued  with  the  proof  copies.  The  following  roster  is 
largely  from  the  pen  of  Colonel  Jonas  Schoonover,  who 
is  responsible  for  its  correctness. 

FIELD    AND    STAFF. 

Colonel  Lewis  P.  Buckley,  mustered  into  service  De 
cember  28,  1861;  honorably  discharged,  for  disability, 
January  26,  1863. 

Colonel  William  T.  Fitch,  mustered  into  service  July 
17,  1863;  promoted  to  major  January  28,  1864;  wound 
ed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864;  discharged  for 
wounds  received  in  action,  October  13,  1864. 

Colonel  Jonas  Schoonover,  mustered  out  with  regi 
ment;  entered  service  as  captain  October  15,  1861;  pro 
moted  to  major  January  18,  1865;  to  lieutenant-colonel 
April  i,  1865;  to  colonel  July  12,  1865;  the  only  officer 
of  the  regiment  commissioned  before  leaving  the  State, 
who  served  through  the  war;  commanded  company  H 
from  November  i,  1864,  to  January  31,  1865. 

Lieutenant-colonel  Thomas  Clark,  mustered  into  ser 
vice  as  major  August  15,  1861;  promoted  to  lieutenant- 
colonel  November  28,  1861;  honorably  discharged,  for 
disability,  June  19,  1863. 


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Lieutenant-colonel  Edward  Hayes,  discharged,  for 
disability,  November  17,  1864;  entered  the  service  as 
captain  August  26,  1861;  promoted  to  major  August  16, 
1863;  to  lieutenant-colonel  October  17,  1863;  wounded 
at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Major  John  S.  Clemmer,  mustered  into  service  De 
cember  25,  1861;  honorably  discharged,  for  wounds 
received  at  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  December  12,  1862. 

Major  Myron  T.  Wright,  died  January  7,  1865,  from 
wounds  received  in  action  at  Savannah,  Georgia,  De 
cember  19,  1864;  wounded  at  Peach  Tree  creek,  Geor 
gia,  July  20,  1864;  entered  service  as  first  lieutenant; 
promoted  to  captain  March  13,  1862;  to  major  October 
29,  1864;  to  lieutenant-colonel  January  18,  1865. 

Major  Everson  J.  Hurlburt,  mustered  out  with  regi 
ment;  entered  the  veteran  service  as  captain;  promoted 
to  major  April  24,  1865;  lieutenant-colonel  July  12, 
1865;  mustered  out  with  regiment ;  wounded  in  battles 
of  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia, 
and  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania. 

Surgeon  Amos  K.  Fifield,  mustered  into  service  Au 
gust  23,  1861;  discharged,  for  disability,  August  12, 
1864. 

Surgeon  Ellwood  P.  Haines,  resigned  June  26,  1865; 
promoted  assistant  surgeon  March  31,  1863;  promoted 
to  surgeon  August  29,  1864. 

Surgeon  Thomas  B.  Miser,  mustered  out  with  regi 
ment;  entered  service  as  assistant  surgeon  August  24, 
1864;  promoted  to  surgeon  June  26,  1865. 

Assistant  Surgeon  Sylvester  S.  Burrows,  mustered  in 
to  service  September  10,  1861;  honorably  discharged 
January  26,  1863. 

Assistant  Surgeon  Cyrus   Hosack,  mustered  into  ser- 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  l6l 

vice  August  22,  1862;  discharged,  for  disability,  August 
7,  1863. 

Adjutant  Comfort  T.  Chaffee,  mustered  into  service 
August  27,  1861;  honorably  discharged,  no  reason  as 
signed,  April  13,  1862. 

Adjutant  Theron  S.  Winship,  mustered  into  service  Sep 
tember  1 6,  1861;  honorably  discharged,  for  disability, 
January  26,  1863. 

Adjutant  James  B.  Storer,  discharged  by  reason  of 
wounds  received  in  action,  November  30,  1864;  entered 
the  service  as  sergeant;  promoted  to  sergeant-major 
March  14,  1862;  to  adjutant  January  20,  1863;  wounded 
at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Adjutant  Thomas  Folger,  mustered  out  with  regiment 
July  13,  1865;  transferred  to  field  and  staff  as  adjutant 
April  6,  1865;  promoted  captain  July  12,  1865. 

Regimental-quartermaster  Oscar  F.  Gibbs,  promoted 
to  captain  May  25,  1864;  honorably  discharged  for  dis 
ability  April  3,  1865;  mustered  into  service  October  2i? 
1861. 

Chaplain  Russell  H.  Hurlburt,  mustered  into  service 
December  10,  1861;  honorably  discharged,  for  disability, 
August  4,  1862. 

Chaplain  Lyman  D.  Ames,  mustered  into  service 
February  19,  1863;  resigned  June  26,  1865. 

TRANSFERRED. 

Sergeant-major  Palmer  Williamson,  mustered  into  ser 
vice  August  25,  1861;  transferred  to  company  G;  pro 
moted  to  second  lieutenant  December  21,  1861. 

Sergeant-major  James  B.  Storer,  mustered  into  service 
October  17,  1 86 1;  transferred  to  company  F;  promoted 
to  second  lieutenant  April  13,  1862. 

Sergeant-major  Benjamin  W.  Smith,  mustered  into 
service  August  19,  1861;  transferred  to  company  K;  pro- 


1 62  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

moted  to  second  lieutenant  August  9,  1862;  see  com 
pany  K. 

Sergeant-major  Gary  H.  Russell,  mustered  into  ser 
vice  September  30,  1861;  transferred  to  company  G; 
promoted  to  second  lieutenant  March  i,  1862;  see  com 
pany  G. 

Sergeant-major  Charles  W.  Kellogg,  mustered  into 
service  August  26,  1861;  transferred  to  company  C;  pro 
moted  to  second  lieutenant  December  i,  1863;  see  com 
pany  C. 

Sergeant-major  Henry  M.  Ryder,  mustered  into  ser 
vice  August  26,  1861;  transferred  to  company  C;  pro 
moted  to  second  lieutenant  January  26,  1863;  see  com 
pany  C. 

Sergeant-major  Jacob  Buck,  mustered  out  with  regi 
ment;  re-enlisted  as  sergeant  December  21,  1863;  pro 
moted  sergeant-major  June  19,  1865;  first  lieutenant 
July  12,  1865. 

Quartermaster-sergeant  Martin  D.  Norris,  mustered 
into  service  August  14,  1861;  transferred  to  company  A; 
promoted  to  second  lieutenant  April  13,  1862;  see  com 
pany  A. 

Quartermaster-sergeant  Caius  C.  Lord,  mustered  out 
with  regiment;  promoted  to  quartermaster-sergeant  June 
17,  1865. 

Hospital  Steward  Ell  wood  P.  Haines,  mustered  into 
service  September  16,  1861  ;  transferred  to  field  and  staff; 
promoted  to  assistant  surgeon  March  31,  1863. 

Hospital  Steward  John  Heffelfinger,  mustered  out 
with  regiment. 

Commissary-sergeant  Nathan  L.  Parmeter,  mustered 
out  with  regiment;  promoted  to  commissary-sergeant 
June  16,  1865. 

Principal  Musician   Gurley   G.    Crane,  mustered  into 


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service  September  10,  1861;  transferred  to  company  F; 
promoted  to  second  lieutenant  March  13,  1863;  see 
company  F. 

Principal  Musician  Richard  Noonan,  mustered  into 
service  September  10,  1861;  transferred  to  veteran 
reserve  corps;  date  unknown. 

Principal  Musician  Andrew  J.  Ream,  absent  since 
July  9,  1865. 

Principal  Musician  Richard  Lewis,  no  discharge  fur 
nished  on  muster-out  roll. 

DISCHARGED. 

Quartermaster-sergeant  George  W.  Beckwith,  dis 
charged  August  8,  1864. 

Sergeant-major  Lyman  H.  McAdams,  discharged  to 
accept  promotion  as  first  lieutenant  in  company  D  (see 
company  D)  December  18,  1864. 

Sergeant-major  David  W.  Thomas,  promoted  to  ser 
geant-major  December  18,  1864;  discharged  to  accept 
promotion  as  first  lieutenant  in  company  H  January  21, 
1865  (see  company  H). 

Sergeant-major  George  McNutt,  promoted  to  sergeant- 
major  March  i,  1865;  discharged  to  accept  promotion 
as  first  lieutenant  in  company  H  (see  company  H)  June 
19,  1865. 

Quartermaster-sergeant  Giles  R.  Leonard,  promoted 
quartermaster-sergeant  August  8,  1864;  discharged  to  ac 
cept  promotion  as  first  lieutenant  in  company  C  (see* 
company  C)  June  18,  1865. 

Commissary-sergeant  Marcus  F.  Roberts,  promoted 
commissary-sergeant  April  i,  1865;  discharged  to  accept 
promotion  as  first  lieutenant  in  company  K  (see  company 
K)  June  16,  1865. 

Commissary-sergeant  William    H.    Wright,  discharged 


164  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

to  accept  promotion  as  captain  in  company  H  (see  com 
pany  H)  April  9,  1865. 

REGIMENTAL  BAND. 

Mustered  out  and  discharged  by  General  Order  July 
2,  1862. 

Leader  Chauncy  Brainard,  mustered  into  service  Au 
gust  26,  1861. 

Albert  E.  Brainard,  mustered  into  service  August  26, 
1861. 

George  B.  Mason,  mustered  into  service  September 
TO,  1861, 

William  Meeker,  mustered  into  service  September  10, 
1861. 

Albert  Walker,  mustered  into  service  September  10, 
1861. 

Calvin  Crane,  mustered  into  service  September  10, 
1861. 

Erastus  Brainard,  mustered  into  service  September 
10,  1861. 

Walter  St.  John,  mustered  into  service  August  14, 
1861. 

John  Price,  mustered  into  service  August  19,  1861. 

William  H.  Rawdon,  mustered  into  service  September 
16,  1861. 

Lucius  K.  Woddbury,  mustered  into  service  Septem 
ber  10,  1 86 1. 

Buel  W.  Brainard,  mustered  into  service  August  26, 
1861. 

Henry  Beach,  mustered  into  service'  September  10, 
i86z. 

Moses  C.  Rist,  mustered  into  service  September  10, 
1861. 

Corwin  Spencer,  mustered  into  service  September  10, 
1861. 


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Lewis  Price,  mustered  into  service  August  19,  1861. 

Johnson  W.  Mattison,  mustered  into  service  August 
26,  1861. 

Luther  H.  Canfield,  mustered  into  service  August  14, 
1861. 

Henry  H.  Ray,  mustered  into  service  October  15, 
1861. 

The  following  names  appear  upon  the  original  roster 
but  do  not  again  occur :  Rufus  Daniels,  Edward  B. 
Fitts,  Charles  N.  Bancroft,  E.  P.  Hall,  S.  H.  Kent,  and 
E.  B.  Woodbury. 


COMPANY  A. 

Mustered  into  service  September  7,  1861.  Mustered 
out  by  reason  of  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

Captain  William  T.  Fitch,  promoted  colonel  July  17, 
1864. 

Captain  Everson  J.  Hurlburt,  promoted  second  lieu 
tenant  February  28,  1862;  first  lieutenant  May  i,  1862; 
captain  June  28,  1863;  major  April  10,  1865;  lieutenant- 
colonel  July  12,  1865. 

Captain  David  W.  Thomas,  promoted  first  lieutenant 
company  H  January  6,  1864  (see  company  H);  captain 
company  A  April  19,  1865. 

First  Lieutenant  Leverett  Grover,  resigned  January  28, 
1862. 

First  Lieutenant  William  S.  Crowell,  resigned  April  13, 
1862. 

First  Lieutenant  Winthrop  H.  Grant,  promoted  second 
lieutenant  May  15,  1863;  to  first  lieutenant  July  18, 
1863;  killed  in  battle  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8, 
1864. 


1 66  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

First  Lieutenant  Silas  G.  Elliott,  promoted  second 
lieutenant  June  18,  1863;  first  lieutenant  May  25,  1864; 
captain  company  E  January  6,  1865  (see  company  E). 

First  Lieutenant  Thaddeus  E.  Hoyt,  promoted  first 
sergeant  June  12,  1864;  first  lieutenant  January  21, 
1865. 

Second  Lieutenant  Martin  D.  Norris,  resigned  October 
28,  1862. 

NON-COMMISSIONED    OFFICERS. 

Sergeant  Everson  J.  Hurlburt,  promoted. 

Sergeant  Chauncy  H.  Coon,  promoted  first  sergeant 
February  28,  1862;  discharged  September  30,  1864. 

Sergeant  Winthrop  H.  Grant,  promoted  to  first  lieu 
tenant  July  18,  1863;  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Silas  G.  Elliott,  promoted. 

Sergeant  Wallace  B.  Hoyt,  died  in  Andersonville 
prison  October  20,  1864. 

Corporal  Newton  B.  Adams,  transferred  to  company 
I  December  17,  1861. 

Corporal  Andrew  L.  Rickard,  killed  in  battle,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Corporal  Roderick  M.  Gates,  died  at  Alexandria,  Vir 
ginia,  August  27,  1863. 

Corporal  Thaddeus  E.  Hoyt,  promoted. 

Corporal  Marcus  F.  Robert,  promoted. 

Corporal  Joseph  B.  Dalrymple,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Corporal  James  M.  Loomis,  discharged  April  17, 
1863. 

Corporal  Henry  C.  Rood,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Drummer  Richard  Lewsi,  transferred  to  non-commis 
sioned  staff  November  i,  1863. 

Wagoner  William  Daniels,  discharged  June  28,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  167 

PRIVATES. 

James  M.  Bronson,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Marshall   A.   Brown,  died    at    Winchester,    Virginia, 
March  10,  1862. 

Pulaski  B.  Broughton,  mustered  out  by  reason   of  ex 
piration  of  term  of  service  September  9,  1864. 

Henry  E.  Clafflin,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Francis  M.  Canfield,  discharged  July  23,  1862. 

Charles  Covert,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
August  14,  1863. 

Mortimer  M.  Canfield,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
corps  September  i,  1863. 

Loren    M.   Coon,   promoted   to    corporal    January  i, 
1864. 

Emory  G.  Clark,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
February  15,  1864. 

Julius  Coleburn,  discharged  April  3,  1862. 

Henry  Decker,  discharged  July  30,  1862. 

Perry  A.  Decker,  discharged  October  4,  1862. 

Alma  L.  Dalrymple,  died  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  May 
2,  1862. 

George  H.  Dudley,  discharged  January  30,  1863. 

Henry  Turner,  discharged  October  18,  1864. 

Daniel  Thatcher,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Horace  E.  Woodin,  mustered  out  with  company. 

W.  B.  Shearer,  discharged  June  20,  1865. 

Abram  Exceen,  discharged  October  9,  1862. 

John   A.    Exceen,  promoted    to    corporal   January  i, 
1864. 

John    Ellis,    transferred    to    Veteran    Reserve    corps 
March  30,  1865. 

Alpheus  A.  Fenton,    transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
corps  August  i,  1863. 

Joseph  M.  Sober,  discharged  February  6,  1863. 


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William  A.  Thompson,  discharged  October  9,  1862. 

Eli  P.  Young,  discharged  April  5,  1863. 

Charles  H.  Broughton,  discharged  June  28,  1862. 

George  Birch,  discharged  June  28,  1862. 

Edwin  O.  Brown,  died  from  wounds  received  at  Gettys 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  July  20,  1863. 

William  A.  Frisbie,  discharged  November  8,  1864. 

Leonard  Grover,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Rosalva  W.  Graham,  discharged  November  i,  1862. 

John  W.  Henry,  discharged  July  10,  1862. 

Sylvester  Hyde,  discharged  July  20,  1862. 

Cyrus  Hendrick,  discharged  for  wounds  received  at 
Gettysburg  July  3,  1863,  October  17,  1863. 

Edwin  W.  Hernck,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Eli  M.  Holcomb,  discharged  November  22,  1862. 

John  Hague,  promoted  to  first  sergeant. 

Addison  Harley,  discharged  July  25,  1862. 

William  C.  Ives,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
March  5,  1862. 

Eli  C.  Joles,  discharged  July  2,  1862. 

George  W.  Jones,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Lafayette  M.  Johnson,  promoted  to  first  sergeant 
March  i,  1865. 

Adrian  M.  Knowlton,  killed  in  battle  at  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Henry  Bolster,  discharged  November  30,  1862. 

Almond  O.  Hungerford,  discharged  November  i, 
1861. 

Wallace  R.  Williams,  discharged  June  13,  1865. 

Elizer  Wilder,  discharged  July  22,  1862. 

William  L.  Wood,  promoted  to  corporal  January  i, 
1864. 

Montezuma  St.  John,  discharged  August  5,  1862. 

Robert  E.  Woodbury,  discharged  June  25,  1865. 


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Augustus  Thompson,  discharged  July  20,  1862. 

John  W.  Bartlett,  discharged  July  28,  1862. 

Sylvester  C.  Buck,  discharged  June  13,  1862. 

Ammi  B.  Benjamin,  promoted  to  corporal  June  i, 
1865. 

Christopher  C.  Bugbee,  discharged  June  28,  1862. 

Emory  J.  Maltby,  promoted  to  first  sergeant  June  15, 
1864. 

Albert  H.  Frayer,  promoted  to  corporal  June  i,  1865. 

Orlin  B.  Laskey,  discharged  September  9,  1864. 

Starr  O.  Latimer,  discharged  March  14,  1863. 

James  E.  March,  discharged  February  4,  1863. 

Abram  W.  McNaughton,  died  at  Cumberland,  Mary 
land,  January  28,  1862. 

Gillispie  B.  Mowry,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Franklin  B.  Mowry,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Franklin  Potter,  killed  in  battle  of  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Emerson  Richerson,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
March  10,  1862. 

Cyrus  Roath,  killed  in  battle  at  Pine  Knob,  Georgia, 
June  15,  1864. 

Burdette  L.  Roberts,  discharged  August  4,  1862. 

Nelson  W.  Simmons,  discharged  July  17,  1862. 

John  Sylvester,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Wilber  Sloat,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Theodore  Smith,  died  at  Bridgewater,  Alabama,  March 
25,  1864. 

John  Shears,  discharged  September  12,  1862. 

Alonzo  Squires,  discharged  May  18,  1862. 

Pickering  P.  Smith,  promoted  to  sergeant. 

Silas  R.  Thompson,  discharged  April  5,  1863. 

Corporal  Seth  N.  Hubbard,  died  at  Martinsburg,  Vir 
ginia,  April  12,  1862. 


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Volney  Wilson,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thaddeus  W.  Simmons,  discharged  June  20,  1862. 

Abram  B.  Durfee,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Nathaniel  Wilder,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  De  Wolf,  discharged  October  9,  1861. 

David  Fox,  discharged  November  i,  1861. 

Ferdinand  Burt,  transferred  to  company  K  November, 
i,  1861. 

Washington  I.  Butcher,  transferred  to  Veteran  Re 
serve  corps,  September  i,  1863. 

Almoner.  Woodruff,  transferred  to  company  I,  Decem^ 
ber  17,  1861. 

Almond  O.  Hun'gerford,  discharged  November  i, 
1861. 

RECRUITS    OF    1862. 

George  Root,  died  at  Dumfries,  Virginia,  March  16, 
1863. 

William  Monger,  absent  without  leave. 
Robert  Monger,  absent  without  leave. 
Stephen  H.  Crane,  discharged  January  n,  1863. 
Diodate  Ensign,  discharged  February  15,  1863. 
Reuben  Smith,  discharged  August  3,  1863. 
Gaius  St.  John,  discharged  February  15,  1863. 
Charles  Babb,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
L.  H.  Dalrymple,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
James  O.  Latimer,  discharged  March  30,  1863. 
Isaac  Monger,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
Oscar  Parkill,  discharged  April  10,  1865. 
Samuel  Ray,  discharged  June  i,  1865. 

RECRUITS    OF    1864. 

Daniel  B.  Alderman,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Isaac  E.  Haggett,  wounded  near   Marietta,   Georgia, 
July  i,  1864;  mustered  out,  with  company. 
Alonzo  LeBlanc,  mustered  out  with  company. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  17  I 

Francis  Wilbur,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas  Bonner,  substitute,  captured  March  n, 
1865. 

Isaac  Brian,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Daniel  Brook,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Jacob  Critten,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Peter  B.  Covert,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  Carey,  substitute,  mustered  out  with   company. 

Jesse  Freel,  drafted,  discharged  July  7,  1865. 

Jacob  Kramp,  drafted,  discharged  July  12,  1865. 

James  Mitchell,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  McKammin,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Charles  Blake,  substitute,  died  at  Savannah,  Georgia, 
December  31,  1864. 

Robert  McKee,  drafted,  died  in  North  Carolina,  April 
6,  1865. 

Henry  Miller,  drafted,  died  at  Savannah,  Georgia, 
March  31,  1865. 

Jacob  Ballenbach,  drafted,   discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Jacob  Cunningham,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Gottleib  Fell,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Franklin  Hawkins,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Jacob  Kanauf,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Ferdinand  Kable,  drafted,   discharged  June   5,  1865. 

Henry  Oswald,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

James  O.  Parker,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Isaac  Samms,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Smalley,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 


172  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Joseph  Sockwell,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Walter  St.  John,  transferred  to  regimental  band  Sep 
tember  20,  1861. 

Seth  E.  Wilson,  transferred  to  company  I,  December 
17,  1861. 


COMPANY  B. 

Mustered  into  service  September  7,  1861. 

Captain  Wilbur  F.  Stevens,  discharged  at  expiratiori 
of  term  of  service,  September  9,  1864. 

Captain  Thomas  W.  Nash,  promoted  second  lieuten 
ant  October  30,  1862;  first  lieutenant  June  29,  1864; 
captain  October  12,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Captain  Andrew  Wilson,  promoted  first  lieutenant 
November  26,  1862;  promoted  captain  May  25,  1864, 
discharged  by  expiration  of  term  of  service  October  31; 
1864. 

First  Lieutenant  Alfred  Bishop,  resigned  February  13, 
1863. 

Second  Lieutenant  John  J.  Hoyt,  joined  for  service  in 
1862;  resigned  November  i,  1862. 

Second  Lieutenant  Edward  T.  Curtis,  joined  com 
pany  as  second  lieutenant  October  i,  1862;  detached  in 
Veteran  Reserve  corps  March  20,  1864;  promoted  first 
lieutenant  May  25,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Benjamin  N.  Smith,  transferred  to  non-com 
missioned  staff  May  i,  1862. 

Sergeant  Joel  E.  Tanner,  promoted  second  lieutenant 
June  25,  1864;  killed  at  Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  15, 
1864. 

Sergeant  Francis  M.  Hewitt,  discharged  June  19, 
1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  173 

Sergeant  Perry  O.  Warren,  discharged  September  24, 
1862. 

Sergeant  Byron  A.  Isham,  discharge  not  furnished. 

Sergeant  Nathan  A.  Germond,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Lewis  Montgomery,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  A.  J.  Langworthy,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Henry  F.  Brainard,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Henry  E.  Clark,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Rush  Griswold,  promoted  first  lieutenant 
company  F,  May  26,  1865. 

Sergeant  George  McNutt,  transferred  to  non-commis 
sioned  staff,  April  6,  1865. 

Corporal  Orville  Fairbrothers,  died  May  27,  1862. 

Corporal  Levi  K.  Bean,  died  of  wounds  April  2,  1862. 

Corporal  Darius  B.  Peck,  discharged  August  5,    1862. 

Corporal  Frank  A.  Chapman,  discharged  January  3, 
1863. 

Corporal  Elbridge  Potter,  discharged  for  wounds, 
November  27,  1864. 

Corporal  Albert  Bishop,  transferred  to  company  I,  De 
cember  30,  1861. 

Corporal  Edwin  Furman,  discharged  June  i,  1862. 

Corporal  Spencer  Atkin,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Albert  H.  Benham,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  John  Davis,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Vanness  Jordan,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Henry  Hicks,  mustered   out  with   company. 

Musician  George  W.  Miles,  died  June  20,  1862. 

Musician  Hamilton  SeCheverell,  captured  at  Winches- 


174  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

ter,  May  14,  1862;  discharged  July  3,  1862,  by  reason 
of  General  Order  No.  65,  A.  G.  O. 

Musician  John  Price,  transferred  to  regimental  band, 
September  10,  1861. 

Musician  Lewis  Price,  transferred  to  regimental  band, 
September  10,  1861. 

Musician  Henry  Cedar,  captured;  discharged  June  15, 
1865. 

Isaiah  Bramard,  discharged  September  9,  1864. 

Newell  Hicks,  discharged  September  9,  1864. 

Milton  B.  Hoskins,  discharged  September  9,  1864. 

Manley  A.  Rowe,  discharge  not  furnished. 

Robert  Stewart,  discharge  not  furnished. 

Harvey  Beckwith,  killed  at  Winchester,  Virginia, 
March  23,  1862. 

Alvinson  A.  Kinney,  killed  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Au 
gust  9,  1862. 

John  Baur,  captured  June  9,  1862,  died  in  rebel 
prison. 

Conant  Brainard,  died  April  30,  1862. 

Charles  F.  Baur,  died  April  19,  1862. 

Andrew  Bright,  recruit  of  1862,  died  June  2,  1864. 

George  Gale,  recruit  of  1862,  died  April  14,  1863. 

Herman  O.  Holmes,  died  April  6,  1862. 

Clark  Hull,  died  July  14,  1862. 

Jacob  Kohler,  died  May  4,  1862. 

Newcomb  Knapp,  died  April  23,  1862. 

John  Marvin,  died  February  7,  1862. 

Robert  McFall,  died  June  27,  1862. 

Jonas  Newman,  died  April  5,  1862. 

Dyer  Newcomb,  died  January  29,  1863. 

William  Potter,  died  of  wounds,  July  8,  1864. 

Albert  Rogers,  died  January  7,  1862. 

Jesse  Rockwell,  died  February  25,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  175 

Robert  Sills,  died  in  Libby  Prison,  no  date. 

William  H.  Vanscoit,  died  April  5,  1862. 

Rufus  Wilson,  died  June  i,  1862. 

Cassius  Giddings,  claimed  as  minor  September  9, 
1861. 

Jerome  Doe,  absent  without  leave. 

Benson  L.  Raskins,  absent  without  leave. 

Frank  Leonard,  absent  without  leave. 

Walter  Nelson,  recruit  of  1862,  discharged  November 
n,  1862. 

Gilbert  Rowe,  absent  without  leave. 

Hannibal  Smith,  absent  without  leave. 

Darius  Ames,  discharged  September  25,  1863. 

Elmer  T.  Allen,  discharged  June  2,  1862. 

Samuel  S.  Andrews,  discharged  June  18,  1862. 

Leslie  P.  Allen,  discharged  May  30,  1862. 

Franklin  B.  Ackley,  discharged  June  12,  1862. 

Monroe  Burgett,  discharged  September  14,  1862. 

Lewis  Baur  (1862),  discharged  November  5,  1862. 

Oscar  J.  Burbank,  discharged  February  15,  1863. 

Thomas  Beckwith,  discharged  June  26,  1862. 

William  R.  Carr,  discharged  August  6,  1862. 

Sterling  Chapman,  discharged  January  30,  1862. 

Andrew  J.  Curtiss  (1862),  discharged  December  20, 
1863. 

Frederick  Case,  discharged  February  13,  1863. 

Benjamin  H.  Durfee,  discharged  October  25,  1862. 

Holce  Durfee,  discharged  March  3,  1863. 

Joseph  C.  DeWolf,  discharged  February  13,  1863. 

Mortimer  DeWolf,  discharged  December  31,  1862. 

John  W.  Ingersoll,  discharged  October   16,  1862. 

Joseph  H.  Failer,  discharged  October  12,  1862. 

Edwin  C.  Holmes  discharged  June  18,  1862. 

Ralph  Hartwell,  (1862),  discharged  October  29,  1862. 


I  76  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Nelson  Hendrick,  discharged  December  15,  1862. 

Frank  Hartwell  (1862),  discharged  December  10, 
1862. 

David  Knapp  (1862),  discharged   November  i,  1863. 

Alfred  Lewis  (1862),  discharged  March  5,  1863. 

Earl  P.  McArthur,  discharged  April  12,  1862. 

Charles  W.  Matthews,  discharged  September  15, 
1862. 

Robert -McKee,  discharged  February  13,  1862. 

Daniel  Potter,  discharged  October  25,  1862. 

Seth  C.  Pierce,  discharged  October  20,  1862.  , 

Reuben  Pitney  (1862),  discharged  November  i, 
1862. 

Edward  Phillips,  discharged  April  5,  1863. 

Stephen  A.  Stanley,  discharged  February  13,  1863. 

Lamson  Wright,  discharged  February  13,  1863. 

Sidney  B.  Wilder,  discharged  February  13,  1863. 

Samuel  R.  Emmes  (1862),  transferred  to  Invalid 
corps  February  16,  1864. 

Albert  Grate,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
June  15,  1864. 

Finley  Hollett,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
March  20,  1864. 

Byron  A.  McArthur,  transferred  to  company  I,  De 
cember  30,  1861. 

Stephen  Sturdevant,  transferred  to  company  I,  De 
cember  15,  1861. 

George  W.  Atkin,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Job  Brazee,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Daniel  J.  Baur,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dudly  Brown,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  P.  Johnson,  mustered  out  with  compauy. 

James  Rounds,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  Wright,  mustered  out  with  company. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  177 

Peter  Dennis,  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  Edwards  (1863),  wounded  at  Mill  Creek,  Geor 
gia,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Jeremiah  Hennesy  (1863),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

James  Ryan  (1863),  discharged  July  10,  1865. 

Daniel  A.  Smith,  no  record  of  discharged. 

George  Barne,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Michael  R.  Godfrey,  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

John  Mason,  substitute,  musteaed  out  with  company. 

Samuel  S.  McDonald,  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Joseph  Pearce,  drafted,  sick  in  hospital. 

Martin  V.  Rudolph,  drafted,  discharged  July  5,  1865. 

Adam  Rymond,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  A.  Trackler,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Robert  Stewart,  substitute,  sick  in  hospital. 

John  Tester,  substitute,  sick  in  hospital. 

Albert  W.  Atkins,  killed  at  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  29, 
1864. 

Jerome  Phinney,  killed  at  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  29, 
1864. 

Cornelius  A.  Davis,  killed  at  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  29, 
1864. 

Melancthon  Poe,  substitute,  died  at  Savannah,  Geor 
gia,  February  15,  1865. 

Jacob  Scott,  drafted,  died  at  Savannah,  Georgia,  De 
cember  22,  1864. 

George  W.  Warden,  1863,  died  at  Marietta,  Georgia, 
October  29,  1864. 


178  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

George  W.  Wright,  died  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee, 
May  31,  1864. 

Samuel  S.  Andrews,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

John  Burns,  discharged  November  17,  1864. 

Peter  Dancoe,  1863,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Thomas  B.  Dustin,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Andrew  J.  Folk,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Cyrus  Grubb,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Henry  H.  Harder,  1862,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Andrew  Hogan,  1863,  discharged  May  6,  1865. 

Leonard  Hammond,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Daniel  Heck,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Harrison  Hay,  substitute,  discharged  May   26,  1865. 

William  Julien,  substitute,   discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Joseph  S.  Lewis,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Byron  Moffett,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Samuel  Myres,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Ely  Oaks,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

George  W.  Stocking,    1862,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  H.  Stration,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Rees  Hickey,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Leroy  Sill,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

John  C.  Shaw,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Avery  Turner,  1862,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Thornton,  drafted,  discharged  June  17,  1865. 

Charles  Wilson,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Jacob  W.  Yohe,  drafted,  discharged  June  12,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  1 79 


COMPANY  C. 

Mustered  into  service  September  7,  1861. 

Captain  Edward  Hayes,  promoted  to 
signed  to  staff  July  17,  1863. 

Captain  Rollin  L.  Jones,  promoted  from  first  ser 
geant  to  captain  January  6,  1865  ;  captured  at  Port  Re 
public  June  9,  1862  j  wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Georgia, 
June  9,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Benjamin  F.  Perry,  resigned,  by  rea 
son  of  disability,  June  20,  1862. 

First  Lieutenant  Frank  T.  Stewart,  promoted  and  as 
signed  to  duty  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  April  3,  1863. 

First  Lieutenant  Almor  B.  Paine,  promoted  from  pri 
vate  to  first  lieutenant  January  6,  1865;  captain  January 
29,  1865,  and  assigned  to  company  F  (see  company  F).  . 

Second  Lieutenant  Henry  M.  Ryder,  promoted  from 
sergeant-major  April  10,  1863;  died  at  Georgetown,  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia,  September  25,  1863. 

Second  Lieutenant  Charles  W.  Kellogg,  promoted  to 
second  lieutenant  June  20,  1862;  first  lieutenant  April 
3,  1863;  to  captain  October  12,  1864;  transferred  to 
company  F.(see  company  F). 

Second  Lieutenant  Giles  R.  Leonard,  transferred  to 
non-commissioned  staff  as  quartermaster-sergeant  Au 
gust  8,  1864;  promoted  first  lieutenant  May  31,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  George  W.  Britton,  killed  at  Port  Republic, 
Virginia,  June  9,  1862. 

Sergeant  Daniel  W.  Rolph,  discharged,  date  unknown. 
Sergeant   George  W.   Beckwith,    transferred   to  non 
commissioned  staff,  May  ist,  1862. 


l8o  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Sergeant  Nelson  H.  Bailey,  mustered   out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Warren  A.  Baker,   mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Charles  C.  Fitts,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant   Obed.    K.    Phelps,   mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Eli  Britton,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Charles  W.  Kellogg,  promoted  June  20.  1862. 

Sergeant  Rollin  L.  Jones,   promqted  January  6,  1865. 

Corporal  William  A.  Burwell,  killed  at  Port  Republic?, 
June  9,  1862. 

Corporal    Henry   M.    Ryder,   promoted  to    sergean 
major,  and  transferred  to  non-commissioned  staff. 

Corporal    John    Chapell,    discharged    November   n, 
1862. 

Corporal  Algernon  Kingsley,  discharged  November  u, 
1862. 

Corporal    Hiram    Laughlin,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  Joel  W.  Lee,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  William  N.  Runyon,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  John  Warren,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Henry  C.  Lord,  mustered  out  with  company 

Corporal  James  Wenham,  mustered  out  with  company- 
Corporal  Michael  Maloney,  mustered  out  with   com 
pany. 

Corporal  Charles  J.  Galpin,  mustered  out  with  com. 
pany. 

Corporal  Joseph  Winby,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Henry  C.  Carey,  served  three  years;  discharged. 

Edgar  O.  Miller  served  three  years;  discharged. 

Beneville  Miller  served  three  years;  discharged. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  l8l 

John  Gray,  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Julius    Lavelle,    killed   at   Chancellorsville,   Virginia, 
May  3,  1863. 

Allen    L.   Monty,  killed  at  Port  Republic,  Virginia, 
June  9,  1862. 

John  Williams,    killed   at   Gettysburg,   Pennsylvania, 
July  3,  1863. 

John    Yokes,    killed   at    Cedar   Mountain,    Virginia, 
August  9,  1862. 

Willis  Sisley,  killed  at  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  June  9, 
1862. 

Albert  H.  Beardsley,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
February  17,  1862. 

Oliver  P.  Crosby,  died  at  Edinburg,  Virginia,  April  23, 
1862. 

Romeo   Churchill,   died   at  Harper's  Ferry,  Virginia, 
January  13,  1863. 

Charles   E.    Dudley,   died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
February  4,  1862. 

Wellington  G.  Gillett,   died  at   Mount    Jackson,  Vir 
ginia,  May  20,  1862. 

David  B.  Parker,  died  from  wounds  received,  August 
12,  1862. 

James  Thomas,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland,  March 
9,  1862. 

Aaron  Warner  (1862),  died   at  Bridgeport,   Alabama, 
June  3,  1864. 

William  P.  Dady,  absent  without  leave. 

Asa  J.  Dibble  (1862),  absent  without  leave. 

James  C.  Griffin  (1862),  absent  without  leave. 

Floyd  D.  Lane,  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  Leslie,  absent  without  leave. 

William  H.  Shires,  absent  without  leave. 
Stephen  Warren,  discharged  April  21,  1863. 


182  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Loren  B.  Brainard,  discharged  August  5,  1862. 

Sherman  W.  Bronson,  discharged  July  15,  1863. 

Thaddeus  R.  Brown,  discharged  November  26,  1862. 

Daniel  V.  Chaffee,  discharged,  date  unknown. 

Luther  Clark,  discharged  April  15,  1862. 

Robert  A.  Cunningham,  discharged  February  18, 
1863. 

James  Clark  (1862),  discharged  May  14,  1863. 

Charles  W.  DeWitt,  discharged,  date  unknown. 

Edwin  M.  Devan,  discharged  November  13,  1863. 

George  Eastlick,  discharged  for  wounds,  June  9,  1862,, 

George  Enos,  discharged  August  5,  1862. 

Marvin  E.  Forbes,  discharged  October  29,  1862. 

John  A.  Frazier,  discharged  June  27,  1864. 

Edwin  Gibbs,  discharged  April  3,  1863. 

Joseph  Hall,  discharged  for  wounds  November  6, 
1862. 

Daniel  S.  Halstead,  discharged  July  21,  1862. 

Hiram  Lyons,  discharged  August  15,  1862. 

Lester  W.  Leavitt  (1862),  ditcharged  October  29, 
1862. 

Lucius  O.  Linsley,  discharged  October  30,  1862. 

Norman  Morrill,  discharged,  date  unknown. 

Erwin  F.  Mason,  discharged  for  wounds  received  at 
Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  3,  1863. 

Byron  Philps  (drummer),  discharged  April  3,  1863. 

Wellington  Palmer,  discharged,  date  unknown. 

John  D.  Rea,  discharged  July  8,  1862. 

David  Ryckman,  discharged  October  30,  1862. 

James  F.  Rowley,  discharged  July  8,  1862. 

William  Yokes,  discharged  for  wounds  received  Sep 
tember  i,  1864. 

Chauncy  Brainard  (musician),  transferred  to  regimen 
tal  band  September  10,  1861. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  183 

Sylvester  Strickland,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Buel  W.  Brainard  (musician),  transferred  to  regimen 
tal  band  September  10,  1861. 

Albert  E.  Brainard  (musician),  transferred  to  regimen 
tal  band  September  10,  1861. 

Russell  W.  Cross,  transferred  to  Invalid  corps  August 
i,  1863. 

William  J.   Chambers,    transferred    to   Invalid  corps 
August  i,  1863. 

William  Eldred,  transferred  to  company  I  December 
13,  1861. 

James  Fleming,  transferred  to  company  F,  November 
i,  1861. 

Thomas  F.  Henderson,  transferred  to  company  I  De 
cember  13,  1861. 

Ransom  S.  Krahl,  transferred  to  company  I  December 
13,  1861. 

Johnson  W.  Mattison,  transferred  to  regimentrl  band 
September  10,  1861. 

Thomas  J.   Merrill,   transferred  to  Invalid  corps,  De 
cember  i,  1863. 

Martin  Owen,  transferred  to  company  I  December  13, 
1861. 

John  R.  Policy,  transferred  to  company  I  December 
15,  1861. 

Euclid  M.  Supplee,  transferred  to  company  I  Decem 
ber  15.  1861. 

John  Sage,  transferred  to  company  I  December  15, 
1861. 

John  Scofield,  transferred  to  company  F  November  i, 
1861. 

Henry  Strale  (1862),  transferred  to  invalid  corps. 

Orlando  Wakeman,  transferred  to  company  I  Decem 
ber  15.  1861. 


184  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Truman  A.    Kellogg    (wagoner),   mustered    out    with 
company. 

Warren  Algers,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  D.    Brockett,    wounded    May   8,    1864,    dis 
charged  July  22,  1865. 

Johnson  Noble,  captured,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Charles  E.  Parkill,  wounded,  mustered  out  with  com- 
'pany. 

Henry  C.  Price,  captured,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Benjamin  F.  Sperry,  captured,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  C.  Shaw,  missing  in  action  at  Peach  Tree  Creek, 
Georgia  July  20,  1864. 

James  Turton,  captured,  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  Thomas,  wounded,  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  Clark  (1862),  discharged  July  12,  1865. 

Obed  Knapp  (1862),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Christe  Arnold,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Frederick  Blench,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Aus.  Bowman,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Charles  Clause,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Andrew  Goff,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  Humbell,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Albert  Kunerd,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Eibs  Lemmers,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Lorenz  Paul,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  Ritter,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Andrew  Reser,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Abraham   Schivenforth,    drafted,    mustered   out  with 
company. 

Frank  Slomp,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Henry  Lunnemen,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  185 

Frank  S.  Faller,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  Kepler,  joined  the  company  at  Camp  Chase, 
Ohio,  January,  1862;  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May 
8,  1864. 

Jacob  Dunkell,  drafted,  died  April  17,  1865. 

Allen  Mason,  died  from  wounds  May  29,  1864. 

Charles  F.  W.  Marshall,  substitute,  absent  without 
leave. 

John  Aid,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Israel  Bech  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  H.  Clark,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Sidney  O.  Crosby  (1861),  discharged  June  9,  1865. 

Fred  Deffinger,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Aaron  Everly  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Samuel  E.  Fay  (1862),  discharged  May  26,  1865. 

Michael  Fisher,  drafted,  June  5,  1865. 

William  Hawk  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Hettishimer,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

William  Helmholz,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Hollis,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

John  E.  Kelk,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Christian  Kah,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Dryden  Lindsley  (1861),  wounded  May  8,  1864;  leg 
amputated;  discharged  January  9,  1865. 

John  L:  Myer,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Hiram  O.  Morgan  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Jacob  Buck,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

George  Roesch,  substitute,  discharged  June  7,  1865. 

Daniel  Schaunn,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

James  Fleming,  wounded  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May 
8,  1864;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps. 


1 86  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Martin  Winkel,  drafted,  discharged  June  10,  1865. 
Andrew  Main,  transferred  to  naval  service,  no  date. 
Micajah  J.  Rice,  transferred  to  company  D  July  31, 
1865. 


COMPANY  D. 

Mustered  into  service  September  27,  1861. 

Captain  Pulaski  C.  Hard,  resigned  March  13,  1862. 

Captain  Myron  T.  Wright,  promoted  to  captain  Nov 
ember  26,  1862;  promoted  to  major  January  5,  1864.  % 

Captain  Lyman  H.  McAdams,  promoted  to  first  lieu 
tenant  November  12,  1864;  promoted  to  captain  January 
6,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Captain  George  W.  Dice,  promoted  to  first  lieutenant 
April  13,  1862;  promoted  to  captain  May  25,  1864; 
killed  in  action  at  Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  17,  1864. 

First  Lieutenant  Joshua  Hile,  promoted  to  first  lieu- 
teant  January  6,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Second  Lieutenant  James  H.  Grinnell,  honorably  dis 
charged  April  10,  1864. 

Sergeant  George  W.  Dice,  promoted. 

Sergeant  John  H.  Knox,  died  at  Strasburg,  Virginia, 
May  22,  1862. 

Sergeant  William  E.  Dockery,  transferred  to  company 
I,  December  23,  1861. 

Sergeant  Joseph  C.  Ewart,  discharged  April  20,  1862. 

Sergeant  Lyman  H.  McAdams,  promoted -and  trans 
ferred  to  non-commissioned  staff,  May  18,  1863. 

Sergeant  Charles  G.  Talcott,  veteran,  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Sergeant  Joseph  Parks,  veteran,  sick  in  hospital. 

Sergeant  Jacob  Rodenbaugh,  veteran,  mustered  out 
with  company. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  187 

Sergeant  Jacob  Replogle,  veteran,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Sergeant  John  G.  Wait,  veteran,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Sergeant  Samuel  Wooldridge,   veteran,  killed  at  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  Lewis  B.  Starks  (1861),  served  three  years. 

Corporal  George  Welsh  (1861),  served  three  years. 

Corporal  Frederick  C.  Remley,  killed  at  Port  Republic, 
Virginia,  June  9,  1862. 

Corporal  Laben  Robinson,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 

Corporal  William  A.  Hart,  discharged  December  22, 
1862. 

Corporal  James  S.  Alexander,  discharged  September 
27,  1864. 

Corporal  Leonard   E.    Gaylord,    mustered    out  with 
company. 

Corporal  Jacob  C.  Glass,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Norman  Cochran,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  Edy  Randall,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Walter  Randall  (1863),  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Corporal  George  Faust,  killed  at  Dug  Gag,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  George  J.  Young,  died  frcm  wounds,  July  i, 
1865. 

Corporal    Charles  Steese  (1862),   discharged,  G.   O. 
No.  77,  June  5,  1865. 

Corporal  Norman    J.   Smith,   transferred  to  Veteran 
Reserve  corps,  March  8,  1865. 

Hiram  Harring  (1861),  served  three  years. 

George  Montenyohl  (1861),  served  three  years. 

Washington  Shanfelt  (1862),  served  three  years. 


1 88  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Henry  A.  Thompson  (1861),  served  three  years. 

John  B.  Yohey  (1861),  served  three  years. 

William  H.  Alexander  (1861),  no  record. 

Eber  Bennett  (1862),  killed  at  Pine  Knob,  Georgia, 
June  1 6.  1864. 

Thomas  J.  Bare  (1862),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Benjamin  F.  Pontious  killed  at  Gettysburg,  Penn 
sylvania,  July  3,  1863. 

Samuel  Shanafelt  (1862),  killed  at  Chancellorsville, 
Virginia,  May  3,  1863. 

Charles  A.  Clapp,  died  at  Jefferson,  Ohio,  December 
5,  1861. 

Elisha  Hamilton,  died  at  Luray,  Virginia,  June  24, 
1862. 

William  H.  Jones,  died  at   Lynchburg,  Virginia,  July 

21,    1862. 

.  Leonard  Squires,  died  from  wounds  at  Alexander,  Vir 
ginia,  September  4,  1862.  . 

Andrew  Wolcott,  died  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  Sep 
tember  4,  1862. 

Elias  Walters  (1862),  died  at  Dumfrees,  Virginia, 
April  10,  1863. 

Evan  H.  Wright  (1862),  died  at  Frederick,  Maryland, 
December  7,  1862. 

Alvin  W.  Niman,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
March  14,  1862. 

George  W.  McCormick,  absent  without  leave. 

Warren  B.  Crane,  musician,  discharged  October  22, 
1862. 

Bennett  H.  Wadsworth,  musician,  discharged  Septem 
ber  26,  1863. 

Andrew  Hunsicker,  wagoner,  discharged  November  9, 
1863. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  189 

William  H.  Bloomfield,  discharged  August  22,  1862. 
Lewis  Ball  (1862),  discharged  July  17,  1863. 
John  G.  Caskey  (1862),  discharged  July  17,  1864. 
Rufus  T.  Chapman,  discharged  September  27,  1864. 
William  C.  Finney,  discharged  June  8,  1863. 
Marshal  Hoagland,  discharged  September  27,  1864. 
Enoch  Hastings,  discharged  August  2,  1862. 
John  H.  Hue,  discharged  June  4,  1863. 
William  Hile  (1862),  discharged  December  3,  1862. 
Phineas  B.  Jones,  discharged  August  22,  1862. 
John  A.  Jones,  discharged  July  25,  1862. 
John  Lamberson,  discharged  June  15,  1863. 
Noah  Leohrer,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 
Lauren  Merrian,  discharged  July  22,  1862. 
William  Midisker,  discharged  January  19,  1863. 
William  Mendleson,  discharged  December  20,  1862. 
Henry  W.  Morrill,  discharged  December  20,  1862. 
Almon  Nimon,  discharged  August  17,  1862. 
Richard  Partridge,  discharged  November  4,  1862. 
Isaac  Powlus,  discharged  October  23,  1862. 
Hiram  Ream,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 
Lewis  Richardson,  discharged  December  10,  1862. 
William  C.  Stoughton,  discharged  August  3,  1862. 
John  G.  Stinhour,  discharged  August  17,  1862. 
Solomon  Streeker,  discharged  June  5,  1862. 
Edwin  E.  Skinner,  discharged  August  17,  1862. 
Lansing  D.  Standish,  discharged  January  18,  1863. 
John  H.  Steese,  discharged  November  16,  1862. 
Merwin  Shaw  (1862),  discharged  November  14,  1862. 
John  H.  Snyder,  discharged  April  7,  1865. 
Presley  Thomas  (1862),  discharged  October  3,  1863. 
George  Fordt  (1862),  discharged  May  20,  1863. 
Valentine  Viers,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 
Henry  F.  Waters,  discharged  August  15,  1862. 


IQO  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Gurley  G.  Crane,  musician,  promoted. 

Charles  Dudley,  transferred  to  company  I  December 
23,  1861. 

Horace  H.  Heath,  transferred  to  company  I  Decem 
ber  22.  1861. 

Stephen  Kissinger,  transferred  to  company  I  Decem 
ber  27,  1861. 

Richard  Noonan,  musician,  transferred  to  veteran 
reserve  corps. 

Andrew  J.  Ream,  musician,  transferred  to  company  I 
December  30,  1861. 

Micajah  J.  Rice  (1862),  transferred  to  veteran  reserve 
corps. 

William  P.  Williamson,  promoted. 

William  H.  Wright,  promoted  to  commissary  sergeant 
Septemper  15,  1861. 

Oscar  Brewster,  transferred  to  company  F,  Seventh 
Ohio  regiment;  volunteer  by  re-enlisting  December  22, 
1863. 

Joseph  Chalfant,  discharged  June  14,  1865. 

George  Ellis,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Aaron  W.  Golden,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  D.  Haynes,  prisoner  of  war. 

Martin   M.  Hutchinson,   mustered  out  with  company. 

David  Hartigan,  sick  in  hospital. 

Luther  Lindsley,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Samuel  W.  Parks,  transferred  to  naval  service. 

Charles  Sherboney,  sick  in  hospital. 

Daniel  Schaaf,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Jacob  Winters,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ezra  Spidle  (1862),  prisoner  of  war. 

Everett  T.  Shaw,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Montgomery  Alexander  (1864),  mustered  out  with 
company. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  igi 

John  H.  Becktold  (1864),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  A.  Burkert  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  M.  Brown  (1864),  sick  in  hospital. 

William  E.  Dales  (1863),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Noah  W.  Taylor  (1863),  mustered  out  with  company 

John  H.  Hue  (1863),  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  C.  Hawley  (1864),  mnstered  out  with  company. 

Nicholas  Long  (1864),  sick  in  hospital. 

Robert  Lutz  (1863),  musteied  out  with  company. 

Isaac  Medisker  (1863),  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  W.  Powell  (1863),  sick  in  hospital. 

James  W.  H.  Snyder  (1864),  no  record  of  discharge. 

Lorenzo  McVallen  (1863),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  J.  White  (1863),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Patrick  Cox,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

James  Daily,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Monroe,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Robert  Maryhagh,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  McArty,  substitute,  no  record  of  discharge. 

Samuel  McCarren,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

William  D.  Bogan,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Alfred  Hilbert,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Martin  Lowrey,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Henry  Reck,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Jacob  Snyder,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Benjamin  Switzer,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 


192  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Simon  Shenk,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Holmes  J.  White,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Henry  A.  Hane  (1864),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

William  Hastings  (1864),  killed  at  Dallas,  Georgia, 
May  25,  1864. 

John  W.  Stuer  (1864),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Charles  A.  Downey  (1861),  wounded  at  Dug  Gap,  and 
died  at  Ringgold,  Georgia,  May  15,  1864. 

Jacob  Gardner  (1861),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Christopher  Beck  (1861),  died  of  wounds  September 
16,  1864. 

Stephen  J.  lies  (r86i),  died  March  8,  1864. 

Theron  W.  Smith,  died  July  8,  1864. 

Levi  Baughman,  died  September  2,  1864. 

John  H.  Montgomery,  died  June  2,  1864. 

Simon  J.  Peters,  died  June  27,  1864. 

John  Demland,  substitute,  died  December  8,  1864. 

Charles  Mullett,  died  July  i,  1865. 

Levi  Rank,  drafted,  died  June  7,  1865. 

Henry  E.  Bryan,  discharged,  no  date. 

Archey  C.  Ferguson  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Francis  Huffman  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

George  W.  Holloway  (1862)  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Sylvanus  Hile,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Jacob  Koplin,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Benjamin  Snyder,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Edward  Spicer,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  Shaw,  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  C.  Winkler,  1862,  discharged,  G.  O.  No.  77, 
June  5,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  193 

Franklin  J.  Waltz,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas  Duny,  discharged  March  27,  1865. 

Elias  Shatt,  discharged  May  26,  1865. 

Seth  M.  Thomas,  discharged  May  28,  1865. 

James  Bowles,  discharged,  G.  O.  No.  77,  June  5, 
1865. 

Daniel  D.  Luke,  discharged  June  24,  1865. 

Duncan  McKenzie,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Peter  C.  McEvery,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Barney  Gockey,  mustered  out  with  company. 

James  H.  Scott,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas  Sanders,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Benjamin  Showles,  discharged,  G.  O.  No.  77,  June  5, 
1865. 

William  G.  Buss,  mustered  out  with  company. 


COMPANY  E. 

Mustered  into  service  September  27,  1861. 

Captain  Horacio  Luce,  killed  in  battle  of  Port  Repub 
lic,  Virginia,  June  8,  1862. 

Captain  Ebenezer  B.  Howard,  1862,  promoted  from 
second  to  first  lieutenant  April  13,  1862;  captain  June 
9,  1862;  resigned  March  6,  1863. 

Captain  Silas  G.  Elliott,  promoted  first  sergeant  De 
cember  12,  1863;  first  lieutenant  June  12,  1864;  cap 
tain,  January  21,  1865;  transferred  from  A  to  E ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Theron  S.  Winship,  transferred  to  reg 
imental  staff  as  adjutant,  April  13,  1862. 

First  Lieutenant  Addison  J.  Andrews,  promoted  first 
sergeant  December.  22,  1863;  first  lieutenant,  January 
21,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

13 


194  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

First  Lieutenant  William  Neil,  1862,  promoted  to  first 
lieutenant  April  13,  1862;  resigned  January  30,  1863. 

First  Lieutenant  Thomas  W.  Nash,  promoted  to  cap 
tain,  and  transferred  to  company  B  January  i,  1865. 

Second  Lieutenant  Albert  Durkee,  1862,  promoted 
from  corporal  to  second  lieutenant  April  13,  1862; 
resigned  July  9,  1862. 

Second  Lieutenant  William  B.  Quirk,  joined  for  duty 
September  19,  1862;  resigned  October  17,  1862. 

Second  Lieutenant  Theodore  L.  Gould,  1862,  promoted 
from  first  sergeant  October  27,  1862;  discharged  for  dis«- 
ability  at  Georgetown,  District  of  Columbia,  no  date. 

Second  Lieutenant  George  Hayward,  killed  at  Gettys 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  July  3,  1863. 

First  Sergeant  Nathan  L.  Parmeter,  promoted  to  com 
missary  sergeant,  transferred  to  non-commissioned  staff, 
June  16,  1865. 

First  Sergeant  Charles  Howard,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Sergeant  Addison  E.  Tracy,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  William  Sterling,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Framcis  Culver,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Alonzo  H.  Sterrett,  transferred  to  United 
States  infantry  November  22,  1864. 

Sergeant  William  Colburn,  promoted  to  sergeant  June 
16,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Hiram  Dalrymple,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  Hiram  Thornton,  paroled  prisoner  of   war. 

Corporal  Lewis  Harper,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Charles  W.  Gary,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  1 95 

Corporal  Heman  Dewey,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Lucius  Deane,  discharged  February  16,1863. 

Corporal  Rufus  H.  Hulburt,  1862,  paroled  prisoner  of 
war. 

Corporal  Jacob  V.  D.  Clark  (1862),  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Corporal  Isaac  Dalrymple,  killed  at  Port  Republic, 
Virginia,  June  9,  1862. 

Corporal  George  A.  Sinclair,  discharged  July  24,  1862. 

Corporal  Daniel   Platt,  Sr.,  discharged  July  22,  1862. 

Corporal  Albert  Doty  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Musician  Charles   Luce,  mustered  out   with  company. 

Musician  John  S.  Bellows,  discharged  April  3,  1863. 

Wagoner  William  H.  Holden,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

PRIVATES. 

Albert  Blanchard,  served  three  years. 

John  C.  Greenlee,  served  three  years. 

George  J.  Putney,  served  three  years. 

Daniel  W.  Platt,  Jr.,  served  three  years. 

Edward  Byron,  served  three  years. 

James  B.  Bagley,  killed  in  battle  at  Cedar  Mountain, 
Virginia,  August  9,  1862. 

Orrin  Brewer,  died  at  Strasburg,  Virginia,  May  14, 
1862. 

Andrew  Beardsley,  died  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  July 
29,  1862. 

G.  W.  Batchelor,  died  at  Dumfries,  Virginia,  March  8, 
1863. 

Ethan  Davis,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland,  March 
8,^1862. 

Nelson  Gillett,  died  at  Pierpont,  Ohio,  July  15,  1864. 

William  Johnson,  died  at  Cumberland,  Maryland,  April 
10,  1862. 


196  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

James  S.  Pike,  died  at  Jefferson,  Ohio,  January  14,. 
1862. 

Harvey  A.  Reaves,  died  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  June 
26,  1862. 

Hiram  Sly,  died  in  rebel  prison  in  June,  1862. 

Thomas  Schultz,  died  of  wounds  at  Stafford  Court 
House,  Virginia,  May  12,  1863. 

Truman  H.  Williams,  died  at  Bridgeport,  Alabama, 
February  29,  1864. 

Daniel  Berringer,  absent  without  leave. 

Washington  Ellsworth,  absent  without  leave. 

John  S.  Haddock,  absent  without  leave. 

Orenus  Jones,  absent  without  leave. 

West  Roberts,  absent  without  leave. 

Isaac  Roberts,  absent  without  leave. 

John  Sammon,  absent  without  leave. 

Walter  Woodward,  absent  without  leave. 

Herman  Benson,  discharged  July  25,  1862. 

Edward  J.  Brewer,  discharged  October  25,  1862. 

Charles  Blake,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Wilder  H.  Crawford,  discharged  June  26,  1862. 

Albert  Crouch,  discharged  June  6,  1862. 

Elijah  Curtis,  discharged  for  wounds  July  12,  1862. 

Loren  Culver,  discharged  July  3,  1862. 

Isaac  Conklin,  discharged  August  29,  1862. 

John  A.  Ford,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

David  B.  Franklin,  discharged  September  5,  1863. 

David  Goodwill,  discharged  August  3,  1862. 

Wallace  W.  Hill,  discharged  August  30,  1862. 

Steven  B.  Hopkins,  discharged  March  10,  1863. 

Emery  Hopkins,  discharged  April  3,  1863. 

Charles  H.  Hawkins,  discharged  November  27,  1863. 

George  A.  Lillie,  discharged  July  24,  1863. 

Marshal  Morse,  discharged  November  24,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  197 

Isaac  A.  Meeker,  discharged  July  26,  1862. 

Daniel  M.  Morley,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Calvin  Pier,  discharged  August  14,  1862. 

James  O.  Phillips,  discharged  July  29,  1862. 

Peter  Proctor,  discharged  December  2,  1862. 

Henry  Rhoades,  discharged  July  24,  1862. 

George  Ryan,  discharged  October  25,  1862. 

Stedman  J.  Rockwell,  discharged  November  20,  1862. 

William  Robinson,  discharged  November  3,  1862. 

Peter  Vanskoik,  discharged  August  19,  1862. 

Lewis  Webber,  discharged  for  wounds  September  9, 
1862. 

L.  J.  Woodward,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Ancil  O.  Benjamin,  transferred  to  company  K  Decem 
ber  13,  1861. 

Frederick  Brown,  transferred  to   Sixth  United  States 
cavalry  October  31,  1862. 

LeGrand  Bivius,  transferred  to  Invalid  corps,  Septem 
ber  17,  1863. 

George   M.  Cowgill,  transferred  to  company  K,  De 
cember  13,  1 86 1. 

Elias  H.  Durfee,  transferred  to  company  K  December 
13,  1861. 

Luther  Fowler,  transferred  to  company  K  December 
13,  1861. 

Hiram  Griggs,  transferred  to  company   K  December 
13,  1861. 

Charles  P.  Rhoades,  transferred  to  Invalid  corps  Sep 
tember  i,  1863. 

Cornelius  Hinkle,  transferred  to  company  K,  Decem 
ber  13,  1861. 

Joseph  Hammond,  transferred  to  company  K,  Decem 
ber  13,  1861. 


198  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Elwood  P.  Raines,  transferred  to  non-commissioned 
staff  hospital  steward,  September  16,  1861. 

Levant  Hill,  transferred  to  Sixth  United  States  cav 
alry,  October  31,  1863. 

Franklin  Lovejoy,  transferred  to  Sixth  United  States 
cavalry,  October  31,  1863. 

Thaddeus  Marsh,  transferred  to  company  K,  Decem 
ber  29,  1861. 

Lorenzo  B.  Norton  (1862),  transferred  to  invalid  corps 
January  12,  1864. 

William  Pond,  transferred  to  company  K,  December 
13,  1861. 

Lewis  Shores  (1862),  transferred  to  invalid  corps,  Sep 
tember  i,  1863. 

William  L.  Gary,  mustered  out  with  company, 

Roby  Dewey,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Orlando  Gunn,  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  W.  Hall,  paroled  prisoner. 

Hamilton  Hill,  on  detached  service. 

James  Jones,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Robert  Vanskoyt,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Henry  Warren,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Calvin  Wilson,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Alvah  B.  Cole  (1862),  in  hospital. 

Thomas  G.  Franklin  (1862),  in  hospital. 

Joseph  R.  Lynn  (1862),  on  detached  duty. 

Chauncey  Mason  (1862),  in  hospital. 

RECRUITS    OF    1864. 

Carlisle  W.  Kinnear,  mustered  out  with  company. 
James  B.  Powers,  mustered  out  with  company. 
John  P,  Benjamin,  drafted  in  hospital. 
James  E.  Browning,  drafted,  in  hospital. 
William   C.  Chatman,  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 


VETERAN    VOLUNTEERS.  199 

John  Cooper,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Isaac   N.   Elsea,  substitnte,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Erastus  F.  Francis,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Ezra  Isham,  substitute,  in  hospital, 

John  A.   Loach,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Jesse  Lake,  drafted,  in  hospital. 

William    C.    Ramsey,    substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

William  Stiner,  substitute,  in  hospital. 

Riley  Toland,  drafted  in  hospital. 

Joseph  White,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Albert  N.    Atwater,    died  at  Monroe,  Ohio,  July  4, 
1864. 

William  F.  Boal,  drafted,  died  at  New    York    City, 
April  5,  1865. 

Barney  Brick,  veteran,  died  at  Atlanta,    Georgia,  Sep 
tember  8,  1864. 

Thomas  S.  McCartney,  veteran,  died  of  wounds,  Chat 
tanooga,  Tennessee,  July  16,  1864. 

Samuel  Perry,  substitute,  died  at  New  York  City  April 
8,  1865. 

Adison    E.    Way,    drafted,    died  at  New  York  City 
April  19,  1865. 

James  Braiden,  substitute,  absent  without  leave, 

Cyrus  B.  Boal,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Richard  Cash,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

John  Cowen,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865, 

Morton  M.  Cook,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Charles  Hermandaffer,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Lewis  Jacobs,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 


200  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO. 

Benjamin  Holton  (1862),  discharged  December  9, 
1864. 

Peter  Jacobs,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Henry  Johnson,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

John  W.  Kinner  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

John  Kuner,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Michael  Mayhew,  veteran,  discharged  May  26,  1865. 

Ephraim  Oman,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Simon  Riley,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Joseph  Sucre,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Sherman  Tuttle,  veteran,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Charles  Beckvvorth,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  April  21,  1865. 


COMPANY  F. 

Mustered  into  service  September,  October,  November, 
and  December,  1861. 

Captain  John  T.  Morse,  resigned  April  15,  1862. 

Captain  Eleazer  Burridge,  promoted  first  lieutenant 
April  13,  1862;  captain  May  i,  1862;  discharged  Febru 
ary  3,  1863,  for  wounds  received  in  battle  of  Port  Re 
public  June  9,  1862. 

Captain  Roland  H.  Baldwin,  promoted  first  sergeant 
September  16,  1862;  promoted  to  captain  February  3, 
1863;  resigned  November  i,  1864. 

Captain  Aimer  B.  Paine,  promoted  from  private  to 
sergeant  July  i,  1862;  first  sergeant  March  i,  1863;  first 
lieutenant  January  6,  1865;  captain  June  28,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Hamblin  Gregory,  resigned  January 
26,  1863,  disability. 

First  Lieutenant  Rush  Griswold,  promoted  to  corporal 


VETERAN    VOLUNTEERS.  2OI 

January  i,  1862;  sergeant  May  i,  1862;  first  sergeant 
June  16,  1864;  first  lieutenant  January  6,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Charles  W.  Kellogg,  promoted  to 
second  lieutenant  June  20,  1862;  first  lieutenant  January 
26,  1863;  captain  company  K  April  24,  1865. 

Second  Lieutenant  James  B.  Storer,  promoted  second 
lieutenant  April  13,  1862;  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant 
January  26,  1863;  to  captain  October  12,  1864. 

Second  Lieutenant  Gurley  G.  Crane,  promoted  second 
lieutenant  March  i,  1863;  first  lieutenant  May  25,  1864; 
discharged  July  10,  1864. 

Sergeant  Harrison  L.  Martindale,  discharged  for  dis 
ability  May  10,  1862. 

Sergeant  Joseph  Jerome,  discharged  for  wounds  Sep 
tember  16,  1862. 

Sergeant  Marcus  E.  Gregory,  discharged  Aug.  i,  1862. 

Sergeant  George  Gray,  discharged  February   18,  1863. 

Sergeant  Solon  Hall,  discharged  November  10,  1862. 

Sergeant  Edwin  Williams,  died  May  23,  1862. 

Sergeant  Charles  F.  Waldron,  transferred  to  Invalid 
corps  March  27,  1863. 

Sergeant  Aimer  B.  Paine,  promoted. 

Sergeant  Absalom  Case,  promoted  to  first  sergeant; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Cornelius  Woodford,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Isaac  J.  Houghkirk,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Orlando  Wilson,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Charles  M.  Dustin,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 


202  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO. 

Sergeant  R.  H.  Baldwin,  promoted  February  3, 
1863. 

Corporal  Simpson  McLean,  mustered  out  November 
2,  1864. 

Corporal  Nathan  Harvey,  discharged  December  13, 
1862. 

Corporal  Hugh  Macumber,  discharged  October  8, 
1862. 

Corporal  Naaman  B.  Noyes,  discharged  November  25, 
1862. 

Corporal  Cyrenus  Van  Volkenburg,  discharged  No- 
vember  8,  1862. 

Corporal  Burton  Pickett,  died  from  wounds  August 
14,  1862. 

Corporal  William  Lindsley,  transferred  to  Invalid 
corps  March  22,  1864. 

Corporal  Spencer  E.  Balch,  mustered  out  with  com' 
pany. 

Corporal  Cornelius  V.  Clark  (1864),  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Corporal  Iremus  M.  Foot  (1862),  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Corporal  C.  N.  Hayes,  discharged  April  18,  1863. 

Charles  Cain,  served  three  years;  discharged  October 
18,  1864. 

Jason  Manley,  served  three  years;  discharged  October 
1 8,  1864. 

Jesse  B.  Pickett,  served  three  years;  discharged  Oc 
tober  1 8,  1864. 

Oscar  F.  Stetson,  served  three  years;  discharged  Octo 
ber  1 8,  1864. 

John  Schofield  (musician),  discharged  February  18, 
1863. 

Daniel  Ansinger,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  203 

Corwin  Broughton,  discharged  May  10,  1862. 
Job  Broughton,  discharged  June  23,  1862. 
Jason  Brigg,  discharged  October  9,  1862. 
John  W.  Buele  (1862),  discharged  December  n,  1862. 
Caleb  S.  Buele  (1862),  discharged  March  4,  1863. 
Miles  Chadwick,  claimed  as  minor,  no  date. 
Cornelius  V.  Clark,  discharged  November  12,  1862. 
William  L.  Crosby  (1862),  discharged  March  6,  1863. 
Robert  Cannon,  discharged  October  20,  1862. 
Martin  P.  Durkee,  discharged  August  28,  1863. 
Elmer  Ewer,  discharged  November  i,  1862. 
James  Flood,  discharged  April  25,  1863. 
Youngs  E.  Gregory,  discharged  February  24,  1863. 
Andrew  Harroun,  discharged  June  10,  1862. 
Alexander  D.  Harroun,  discharged  February  18,  1863. 
Luther  C.  Hawley  (1862),  discharged   November  22, 
1862. 

Daniel  D.  Hill,  discharged  April  i,  1863. 
Parish  Joice,  discharged  May  10,  1862. 
John  C.  McLean,  discharged  November  14,  1862. 
Melvin  Malone,  discharged  November  12,  1862. 
Jehiel  Maltby  (1862),  discharged  April  10,  1863. 
Frederick  Meno,  discharged  August  12,  1862. 
Eliphalet  S.  Outis,  discharged  November  12,  1862. 
George  A.  Patcher,  discharged  December  12,  1862. 
Louis  Rynd,  discharged  June  30,  1863. 
Thomas  Ryne,  discharged  April  14,  1863. 
Chester  Smith,  discharged  November  16,  1862. 
Ambrose  Sperry,  discharged  February  8,  1863. 
Peter  Shelby,  discharged  February  8,  1863. 
Pomeroy  Smith,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 
James  Thorp,  discharged  August  12,  1862. 
Ellsworth  W.  Taylor,  discharged  October  i,  1862. 
George  Wick,  discharged  April  3,  1863. 


204  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Frederick  R.  Johnson,  killed  at  Port  Republic,  Vir 
ginia,  June  9,  1862. 

Josiah  D.  Johnson,  killed  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania, 
Julys,  1863. 

Sidney  M.  Smith,  killed  at  Port  Republic,  June  9, 
1862. 

Oscar  Stickney  (musician),  died  April  28,  1863. 

John  A.  Austin,  died  April  2,  1862. 

Hiram  E.  Balch,  died  "February  18,  1862. 

John  J.  Belnap,  wounded,  died  June  17,  1864. 

Franklin  Dimock,  died  February  18,   1862. 

Michael  Bowling,  died  May  18,   1862. 

Alexander  Neal,  died  from  wounds  March  29,  1862. 

George  Meno,  died  from  wounds  August  12,  1862. 

Ellison  Reed,  Jr.,  died  November  i,  1862. 

James  H.  Whitney,  died  in  Libby  prison  June  3, 
1862. 

Perry  H.  Chapin,  absent  without  leave. 

John  Dodge,  absent  without  leave. 

Robert  Davidson,  absent  without  leave. 

Russell  Goodrich,  absent  without  leave. 

James  Shelby,  captured  at  Fredericksburg  May  24, 
1862. 

Peter  Smith,  absent  without  leave. 

Henry  M.  Babcock,  held  by  Sixth  Ohio  cavalry  in 
previous  enlistment. 

John  Blodgett,  transferred  to  company  K,  December 
n,  1861. 

John  Carson,  transferred  to  invalid  corps,  August  i, 
1863. 

Michael  Flinn,  transferred  to  invalid  corps  December 
9,  1863. 

James  Fleming,  transferred  to  company  C  November 
2,  1861. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  205 

Loren  Frisby  (1862)  transferred  to  invalid  corps  Jan 
uary  22,  1864. 

Ellery  W.  Gray,  transferred  to  company  K  December 
14,  1861. 

William  Knox,  transferred  to  company  K  December 
14,  1861. 

James  King,   transferred  to  Invalid  corps  August  i, 
1863. 

John  Sarsfield,  transferred  to  company  K  December 
14,  1861. 

Jonathan  Taylor,  transferred  to  company  K  Decem 
ber  14,  1861. 

Alonzo  Cole,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Call,  mustered  out  with  company. 

James  Foss,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ellery  L.  Gray,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Asa  E.  Sanford,  honorably  discharged,  no  date. 

Luther  Walker,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Albert  Parker,   musician  (1864),  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Richard  Adams,  substitute,  sick  in  hospital. 

Horace  Bradley,  substitute,  discharged  May  25,  1865. 

Howard  Bell,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Trenton  R.  Capus,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  H.  Castello,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Andrew  P.  Debs,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

William  Freeman,  substitute,  discharged  July  6,  1865. 

Miron  S.   Giles,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Augustus  Howell,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 


206  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

David  Nichols,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Columbus  Shoemaker,  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

William  P.  Vins,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Joseph  Weaver,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Jabin  S.  Dustin,  killed  at  Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June 
15,  1865. 

John  L.  Best,  substitute,  died  December  5,  1864. 

Richard  Conn,  drafted,  died  December  8,  1864. 

Thomas  Clifford,  drafted,  died  March  2,  1865. 

Joseph  Datson,  substitute,  died  March  2,  1865. 

George  Hautworth,  drafted,  died  May  26,  1865. 

Lysander  T.  King  (1864),  died  May  6,  1865. 

Ephraim  Odell,  substitute,  died  February  i,  1865. 

Elmore  Stevens  (1864),  died  July  10,  1864. 

George  Williams  (1864),  died  of  wounds  June  27, 
1864.  . 

Franklin  A.  Helwig  (1864),  discharged  May  27,  1865. 

William  Batchelder  (1864),  discharged  June  17,  1864. 

William  F.  Babcock,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

George  W.  Brenfield,  substitute,  discharged  May  27, 
1865. 

Henry  C.  Canfield,  veteran,  discharged  August  10, 
1864. 

Jacob  Cramer,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Thomas  Dowling,  veteran,  discharged  May  15,  1865. 

Matthew  Dickey,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Joseph  Dixon,  substitute,  discharged  May  27,  1865. 

Franklin  Flood,  veteran,  discharged  March  8,  1865. 

Samuel  Ferguson,  substitute,  discharged  May  27,  1865. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  207 

Martin  Freshcorn,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Jacob  Histend,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Decatur  Humphrey  (1862),  discharged  May  22,  1862. 

Alpheus  W.  Hardy  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Cassius  N.  Rixford,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Charles  Riley,  drafted,  discharged  June  15,  1865. 

Samuel  J.  Rodman,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Henry  Stero  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Sober  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

George  S.  Scott,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Sheridan  B.  Smith,  discharged  January  18,  1865. 

Syrenus  VanVolkenburg  (1864),  discharged  May  26, 
1865. 

Peter  Bowling,  veteran,  transferred  to  First  United 
States  Pioneer  brigade,  Army  of  Cumberland,  August  24, 
1864. 


COMPANY  G. 

Mustered  into  service  September  30,  1861. 

Captain  John  S.  Clemmer,  commissioned  captain  Sep 
tember  30,  1861;  promoted  December  21,  1861. 

Captain  Josiah  J.  Wright,  commissioned  first  lieutenant 
September  30,  1861;  promoted  captain  December  21 1 
1861;  resigned  October  i,  1862. 

Captain  James  Treen,  commissioned  second  lieuten 
ant  September  30,  1861;  promoted  to  Captain  October 
21,  1862;  resigned  May  25,  1863. 

Captain  Wilbur  F.  Chamberlain,  promoted  first  ser 
geant  December  22,  1863;  first  lieutenant  May  25,  1864; 
captain  October  12,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Benjamin  F.  Manderbach,  promoted 
corporal  December  22,  1863;  sergeant  May  9,  1864; 


208  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

first  sergeant  July  i,  1864;    first  lieutenant  January  6, 
1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Gary  H.  Russell  (1863),  served  three 
years;  promoted  captain  October  12,  1864. 

Second  Lieutenant  W.  P.  Williamson,  Winchester, 
Virginia,  March  23,  1862,  the  first  in  the  regiment  to  die 
by  rebel  bullets. 

Sergeant  George  Strohl,  captured  June  9,  1862;  mus 
tered  out  October  1 8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Albert  W.  Hall,  discharged  December  22, 
1864. 

Sergeant  Alexander  C.  French,  killed  at  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862. 

Sergeant  Edward  F.  Smith,  killed  at  Chancellorsville, 
Virginia,  May  3,  1863. 

Sergeant  George  Sherbondy,  died  at  Aqua  Creek, 
Virginia,  April  25,  1863. 

Sergeant  George  Treen,  discharged  June  20,  1862. 

Sergeant  Adam  Hart,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
corps,  August  8,  1863. 

Sergeant  David  Y.  Cook,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Charles  W.  Martin,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Isaac  Madlem,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Roswell  B.  Hoffman,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  George  Hammontree  (1863),  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Sergeant  Ellis  T.  Green,  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Christian  F.  Remley,  killed  at  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Lewis  Crocker  (1862),  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  2Og 

Sergeant  Stephen  W.  Griffith  (1862),  discharged  June 
5,  1865. 

Sergeant  C.  N.  Russell,  promoted. 

Sergeant  W.  F.  Chamberlain,  promoted. 

Sergeant  B.  F.  Manderbach,  promoted. 

Corporal  John  D.  Treen,  mustered  out  December  22, 
1864. 

Corporal  Augustus  Belden,  killed  by  guerrillas,   May 
30,  1862. 

Corporal  Charles  Robinson,  killed   at  Port  Republic, 
Virginia,  June  9,  1862. 

Corporal  John  W.  Ewell,  died  at  Cumberland,  Mary 
land,  March  6,  1862. 

Corporal  Alfred   P.   Atchinson,   discharged  July   10, 
1862. 

Corporal  Conrad  Zittle,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
corps,  September  30,  1863. 

Corporal  George  C.  Guest  (1862),  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Corporal  Gustavus  A.    Monroe,    mustered   out    with 
company. 

Corporal  Thomas  White. (1862),   discharged  May   i, 
1865. 

Corporal  Hammond  W.  Geer   (veteran),    discharged 
May  23,  1865. 

Corporal  Andrew  Thompson,  drafted,  discharged  May 
i,  1865. 

Corporal  William  Wirt,  died  at  Nashville,    Tennessee, 
June  30,  1864. 

Corporal  Franklin  Wirt,  no  record. 

Corporal  Martin  M.  Mills,  absent  without  leave. 

Corporal  E.  B.  Hubbard,  absent  without  leave. 

Corporal  A.  C.  French,  promoted  to  sergeant. 

Corporal  T.  Caldwell,  absent  without  leave. 

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210  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Corporal  G.  F.  Hewett  (veteran),  mustered   out    with 
company. 

PRIVATES. 

William  Fisher,  served  three  years. 

John  Gross,  served  three  years. 

Eli  Harrington,  served  three  years. 

Frank  Metzler,  served  three  years. 

James  M.  McCormick,  served  three  years. 

John  W.  Wise,  served  three  years. 

John  A.  Kummer  (1861)  in  hospital. 

Hiram  C.   Hill,   killed  at  Gettysburg,    Pennsylvania, 
Julys,  1863. 

William  F.  Harrington,  killed  at  Peach   Tree  creek, 
Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

John  Rowland,  killed  byguerrillas,  May  3,  1862. 

Jacob  Rosenbaum,  killed  at  Port  Republic,  Virginia, 
June  9,  1862. 

George  F.  Brayenton,  died  of  wounds  May  17,  1864. 

Lewis  D.    Clemmens,  died    at    Providence,    Rhode 
Island,  September  7,  1862. 

Robert  W.  Hall,  died   at   Frederick,    Maryland,    Jan 
uary  15,  1863. 

Charles  D.  Hine  (1862),  died  at   Middlebury,  Ohio, 
March  31,  1863. 

William  H.  Hartley  (1862),  died  of  wounds  July  15, 
1864. 

Newton  P.  Humison,    died  in  rebel  prison  July  28, 
1862. 

Joseph  Loomis,  died  at  Cumberland,   Maryland,  Feb 
ruary  26,  1862. 

Tallio  E.  McCain,  died  of  wounds,  August  8,  1863. 
James  L.   Smith  (1862),  died   at   Dumfries,  Virginia, 
March  3,  1863. 
Urias  Reifschneider,  absent  without  leave. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  211 

Inman  Lewis  (1862),  absent  without  leave. 
Daniel  Wise,  absent  without  leave. 
Oscar  C.  Andrews,  claimed  as  a  minor. 
Lester  P.  Burke,  discharged  July  16,  1862. 
Albert  Bentley,  claimed  as  a  minor. 
John  Cephus,  discharged  October  9,  1862. 
Noah  Downey  discharged  June  29,  1864. 
Henry  Edson  (1862),  discharged  September  12,  1864. 
Henry  H.  Ewell,  discharged  July  21,  1864. 
William  A.  Haze,  discharged  June  7,  1862. 
Dudley  W.  Fisher,  discharged  June  17,  1862. 
Jacob  Gates  (1862),  discharged  November  3,  1862. 
John  Huggett,  discharged  February  i,  1863. 
Joseph  Limerick,  discharged  July  16,  1862. 
Jehiel  Lane,  Jr.,  discharged  October  n,  1862. 
John  A.  Lower,  discharged  July  16,  1862. 
Oliver  Lee,  discharged  November  i,  1861. 
William  H.  Moore,  discharged  August  15,  1862. 
James  H.  McDonald,  discharged  August  10,  1862. 
George  F.  West,  discharged  July  19,  1862. 
John  B.  Nowling,  discharged  November  20,  1862. 
Richard  D.  Riley  (1862),  discharged  April  25,  1863. 
ErnestS.  Smith,  discharged  November  3,  1862. 
James  W.  Smith,  discharged  June  12,  1863. 
Ferris  Townsend,  discharged  November  15,  1862. 
Mortimer  Vanhyning,  discharged  October  22,  1861. 
Carroll  W.  Wright,  discharged  July  30,  1862. 
Franklin  Winkleman,  discharged  December  22,  1861. 
John  Watson,  discharged  December  19,  1862. 
Charles  Young,  discharged  October  n,  1862. 
John   Barnes  (1862),   transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
corps  September  30,  1863. 

Edward  Curtiss  (1862),  promoted. 
Jehiel  Lane,  discharged  October  24,  1862. 


212  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Christian  Conrad,  transferred  to  company  K,  Decem 
ber  14,  1861. 

George  W.  Deane,  transferred  to  company  K,  Decem 
ber  14,  1861. 

Charles  Downey,  transferred  to  company  D,  Decem 
ber  18,  1863. 

Michael  Greenwall,  transferred  to  company  I,  Decem 
ber  13,  1861. 

William  L.  Low,  transferred  to  company  K,  Decem 
ber  14,  1861. 

William  Luce  (1862),  transferred  to  company  K,  Jan 
uary  15,  1862. 

David  Mclntyre,  transferred  to  company  K,  January 
i,  1862. 

Louis  Pegg,  transferred  to  company  I,  December  14, 
1861. 

John  Randall,  transferred  to  company  K,  December 
14,  1861. 

De  Witt  C.  Stevens,  transferred  to  company  I,  Decem 
ber  14,  1861. 

William  F.  Waterman,  transferred  to  company  I,  De 
cember  14,  1 86 1. 

Edward  Alley  (veteran),  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Cline  (veteran),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas  Cummins  (veteran)  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

James  B.  Treen  (veteran),  prisoner  of  war. 

Charles  Upham  (veteran),  prisoner  of  war. 

Samuel  Winkleman  (veteran),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

James  Gaule  (1862),  missing  in  action  May  8,  1864. 

Charles  E.  Griffin  (1862),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Justice  Townsley  (1862),  in  hospital  May  25,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  213 

Andrew  B.  Holman  (1862),  in  hospital  March  i, 
1865. 

Erick  Osborn  (1862),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Frank  O.  Weary  (musician),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

George  W.  Gibson  (1864),  in  hospital  July  24,  1864. 

Francis  D.  Leeds  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Norman  Bateman  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Absalom  Brooks  (1864),  in  hospital  January  25,  1865. 

Calvin  G.  Brown  (1864),  in  hospital  April  28,  1865. 

William  Davis  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Patrick  Dignen  (1864),  drafted,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

David  Foley  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

James  McPeck  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Anderson  Montague  (1864),  drafted,  in  hospital  April 
28,  1865. 

James  Suies  (1864),  substitute,  in  hospital  December 

21,    1864. 

John  L.  Shipman  (1864),  substitute,  in  hospital  April 
25,  1865. 

Francis  Tucker  (1864),  absent  without  leave  July  51 
1865. 

John  C.  Kendrick,  mustered  out  company. 

William  C.  Lantz  (veteran),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

John  S.  Rape  (1864),  killed  at  North  Edisto  River, 
South  Carolina,  February  12,  1865. 

Jacob  D.  Foster  (veteran),  died  March  29,  1864. 


214  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Mitchell  Bubbington  (1864),  substitute,  died  December 
n,  1864. 

Adam  Hulbert  (1864),  substitute,  died  March  25, 
1865. 

Morgan  Johnson  (1864),  died  February  26,  1864. 

James  A.  Lane  (1864),  drafted,  died  November  25, 
1864. 

George  Murray  (1863),  died  of  wounds,  May  9,  1864. 

John  A.  Stewart  (1864),  substitute,  died  November  29, 
1864. 

John  Woodard(i864),  died  of  wounds,  May  n,  1864.   < 

Martin  Yingling  (1864),  absent  without  leave. 

Ransom  J.  Fisher  (1864),  substitute,  discharged 
January  i,  1865. 

Joseph  B.  Arbach  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Vincent  C.  Brown  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  i> 
1865. 

Simon  P.  Eversole  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Christopher  C.  Garrison  (1864),  drafted,  discharged 
June  5,  1865. 

John  Campbell  (1862),  discharged  May  25,  1865. 

Daniel  S.  Hardman  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June 
5,  1865. 

Cornelius  Horrigan  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June 
5,  1865. 

Byron  Law  (1864),  discharged  May  4,  1865. 

George  J.  McCormick  (veteran),  discharged  June  i, 
1865. 

William  Rush  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

William  H.  Stillwell  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June 
5,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  215 

John  F.  Weidle  (veteran),  discharged  September  29, 
1864. 

William  Woodard  (1864),  discharged  September  12, 
1864. 

Thomas  Bolton  (1864),  discharged  May  4,  1865. 


COMPANY  H. 

Mustered  into  service  in  October  and  November, 
1861. 

Captain  William  H.  Wright,  promoted  captain  April 
9,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Captain  Jonas  Schoonover,  discharged  to  accept  pro 
motion,  April  i,  1865. 

Captain  Andrew  J.  Fulkerson,  promoted  to  captain 
May  25,  1864;  mustered  out  August  15,  1864. 

First  Lieutenant  George  McNutt,  promoted  to  ser 
geant  December  22,  1863  ;  sergeant-major  March  i, 
1865  ;  first  lieutenant  June  19,  1865;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

First  Lieutenant  David  W.  Thomas,  discharged  to 
accept  promotion,  April  i,  1865. 

Second'  Lieutenant  Henry  Mack,  resigned  May  2, 
1862. 

Second  Lieutenant  Thomas  W.  Nash,  discharged  to 
accept  promotion  June  28,  1864. 

Sergeant  Thomas  W.  Nash,  promoted. 

Sergeant  O.  H.  Remington,  discharged  September  26, 
1863. 

Sergeant  James  B.  Storer,  promoted  to  non-commis 
sioned  staff  February  15,  1862. 

Sergeant  James  L.  Ferguson,  discharged  June  18, 
1862. 


2l6  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Sergeant  Henry  L.  Curtiss,  discharged  October  10, 
1862. 

Sergeant  Charles  Fairchilds,  died  at  Alexandria,  Vir 
ginia,  September  n,  1862. 

Sergeant  Alphonzo  Hazzen,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  Reuben  Farnam,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  John  Davis,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Floyd  Morris,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Thomas  Davis,  killed  at  Pine  Knob,  Geergia^ 
June  15,  1864. 

Sergeant  Thomas  Folger,  promoted. 

Sergeant  Jacob  Buck,  transferred  to  non-commissioned 
staff. 

Sergeant  D.  W.  Thomas,  promoted. 

Corporal  Lewis  Wagoner,  discharged  September  24, 
1862. 

Corporal  Warren  H.  Connell,  killed  at  Dug  Gap. 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  C.  H.  Edgerly,  discharged  1862. 

Corporal  William  Liggett,  died  at  Middletown,  Vir 
ginia,  May  26,  1862. 

Corporal  George  B.  Myers,  discharged  May  26,  1862^ 

Corporal  Marcus  Humphrey,  discharged  November  3, 
1864. 

Corporal   Charles  H.  King,  discharged  July  17,  1865. 

Corporal  Lewis  Rogers,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Lester  Bruno,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  George  Nichols,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  George  Manning  (1862),  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Henry  Murgan  (musician),  discharged  July  19,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  2  17 

Corporal  John  Bissell  (1862),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  C.  Hart  (musician),  discharged  1863. 

John  Ardis,  absent  without  leave.  January  n,  1862. 

John  D.  Hall,  absent  without  leave,  December  22, 
1861. 

Reuben  Wagoner,  absent  without  leave  November  30, 
1861. 

Isaac  Wells,  absent  without  leave  May  21,  1862. 

Merick  Q.  Smith,  absent  without  leave. 

John  Wilson,  absent  without  leave  June  22,  1862. 

Eli  Raudebush,  discharged  March  7,  1862. 

Jacob  Baird,  discharged  April  3,  1862. 

G.  T.  Boak,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Frank  H.  Boyer,  served  three  years,  discharged  No 
vember  3,  1864. 

John  Best,  discharged  January  28,  1862. 

William  Dennings,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
December  16,  1863. 

Willard  Dennison,  discharged  October  10,  1862. 

Joseph  Ernsparger,  discharged  November  3,  1864. 

Jacob  Fritz,  discharged  November  3,  1864. 

O.  C.  Field,  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  Harbaugh,  discharged  November  3,  1864. 

John  Heffelfinger,  transferred  to  non-commissioned 
staff  March  3,  1863. 

Lewis  Harris,  killed  in  action  at  Winchester,  Virginia, 
March  23,  1862. 

John  Harris,  discharged  September  26,  1862. 

Henry  Hazzen,  discharged  July  15,  1862. 

Samuel  W.  Hart,  discharged  July  10.  1865. 

O.  W.  Hale,  discharged  by  special  order  number  — , 
1861. 

George  C.  Kellogg,  discharged  May  29,  1862. 


2l8  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Theodore  Jones,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
April  1 6,  1864. 

A.  A.  Kellogg,  musician,  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  Kittinger,  served  three  years,  discharged  No 
vember  3,  1864. 

Eli  Oberholtz,  discharged. 

C.  H.  Paine,  discharged,  served  three  years,  Novem 
ber  3,  1864. 

Lauren  L.  Porter,  discharged,  no  date. 

Silas  Payne,  discharged,  July  12,  1862. 

Joseph  Pierson,  died  at  Mt.  Jackson,  Virginia,  May  3, 
1862. 

Alfred  A.  Palmer,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Peet,  discharged  July  21,  1862. 

Charles  Rotart,  served  three  years,  discharged  Novem 
ber  3,  1864. 

Herman  Ridder,  discharged  July  25,  1862. 

George  Youells,  served  three  years,  discharged  No 
vember  3,  1864. 

Andrew  Robinson,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
May  7,  1864. 

Hiram  Root,  discharged  August  4,  1862. 

William  Robinson,  discharged,  July  22,  1862. 

Jacob  Snowberger,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  Slusser,  served  three  years,  discharged  Novem 
ber  3,  1864. 

John  Smith,  died  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  May  25, 
1864,  of  wounds  received  in  action  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgiar 
May  8,  1864. 

Frank  J.  Smith,  transferred  to  naval  service  May  18, 
1864. 

Norman  Saulsbury,  died  at  Frederick,  Maryland,  April 
3,  1862. 

Henry  H.  Scott,  discharged  December  3,  1862. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  2  19 

Jesse  C.  Stall  (1862),  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Spear,  discharged,  by  reason  of  wounds,  May 
3,  1865. 

C.  C.  Tooker,  discharged  December  9,  1862. 

Evander  Turner,  discharged  to  accept  promotion, 
April  13,  1865. 

Henry  Wolf,  discharged,  by  reason  of  wounds — no 
date. 

Oliver  O.  Wright,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
December,  1863. 

William  H.  Tooker,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Robert  M.  Wilkins,  killed  at  Cedar  Mountain,  August 
9,  1862. 

Alexander  Wallace,  discharged  December  4,  1862. 

William  Davis,  discharged  December  18,  1862. 

Isaac  Miller  (wagoner),  discharged  February  18,  1863. 

Joseph  Roe,  transferred  to  company  I  December,  1861. 

Jackson  Roe,  transferred  to  company  I  December, 
1861. 

James  Sowers,  transferred  to  company  I  December, 
1861. 

John  R.  Benton  (1862),  died  at  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
August,  1863. 

Jeremiah  Congdon  (1862),  sick  in  hospital. 

Edward  W.  Farr  (1862),  discharged  June  29,  1865. 

James  C.  Hammond  (1862),  died  at  Dumfries,  Vir 
ginia,  March  14,  1863. 

Eli  C.  Joles  (1862),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8, 
1864. 

Henry  J.  Knapp  (1862),  discharged  May  18,  1865. 

William  Lutz  (1862),  discharged  June  29,  1865. 

Hartwell  A.  Parker  (1862),  discharged  January  io> 
1863. 

Elisha  H.  Pursell(i862),  died  in  1865. 


22O  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

John  H.  Wright  (1862),  discharged  September  21, 
1864. 

Hiram  Boyd,  substitute,  discharged  with  company. 

John  Buck,  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Allen  Brown    (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Newton  Barkhammer  (1864),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

John  V.  Cummings  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out 
with  company. 

John  Cowan  ( 1 864),\irafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

William  Durant  (1864),  died  at  Resaca,  Georgia,  dis 
charged  May  25,  1864. 

Anton  Ehrlar,  substitute,  discharged  June  23,  1865. 

John  Funk  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Ford  (1864),  drafted,  sick  in  hospital. 

Samuel  Flesher  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

James  Heathman  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Henry  N.  Hullinger  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Henrick  Hoyer  (1864),  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Selburn  H.  Hall  (1864),  substitute,  discharged  June 
5,  1865. 

John  J.  Jones  (1864),  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Daniel  Kilso  (1864),  discharged  June  i,  1865. 

John  Kreps  (1864),  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Emanuel  Kaley  (1864),  died  at  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
March  25,  1864. 

Benjamin  Lee  (1864),  killed  at  Peach  Tree  Creek, 
Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

George  B.  Myers  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  221 

William  Shameon  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Peter  Leuzler  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  McVay  (1864),  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Stephen  Nettle  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ira  S.  Nash  (1864),  mustered  out  company. 

James  R.  Purine  (1864),  discharged  April,  1865. 

Charles  Osburn  (1864),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Augustus  Richards  (1864),  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Martin  Smith  (1864),  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Salathiel  Shurtzer  (1864),  substitute,  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Harvey  J.  Smith  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

David  Smith  (1864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Phillip  Stadler(i864),  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mortimer  Van  Hyning  (1864),  discharged  May  27, 
1865. 

James  Wild  (1864),  discharged  June  23,  1865. 

Edman  Wiswell  (1864),  substitute,  discharged  July  18, 
1865. 


COMPANY  I. 

Mustered  into  service  September,  October  and  Novem 
ber,  and  December,  1861. 

Captain  Russell  B.  Smith,  resigned  June  12,  1863. 

Captain  Edwin  B.  Woobury,  promoted  second  lieuten 
ant  March  13,  1862;  first  lieutenant,  April  14,  1863;  cap 
tain,  June  29,  1864;  major,  July  12,  1865;  mustered  out 
with  company. 


222  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

First  Lieutenant  Augustus  Philbrick,  resigned  March 
3,  1862. 

First  Lieutenant  Seth  E.  Wilson,  resigned  May  10, 
1862. 

First  Lientenant  Stephen  Kissinger,  promoted  from 
first  sergeant  to  first  lieutenant  January  21,  1865;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Second  Lieutenant  William  J.  Hall,  resigned  January 
25,  1862. 

First  Sergeant  John  G.  March  (brevet  first  lieutenant — 
not  commissioned),  killed  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsysvaniaj 
July  3,  1863. 

Sergeant  Ransom  D.  Billings,  killed  at  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  July  28,  1864. 

Sergeant  Zaccheus  Farnsworth,  died  May  5,  1862. 

Sergeant  George  Rorke,  died  May  14,  1862. 

Sergeant  Martin  G.  Owen,  discharged  September  n, 
1862. 

Sergeant  Clark  Beach,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Henry  Rex,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  James  Hawk,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Almon  Woodruff,  mustered  cut  with  com 
pany. 

Sergeant  John  Rupp,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sergeant  Thomas  Henderson,  died  September  10, 
1864. 

Sergeant  Cassius  C.  Lord,  transferred  to  non-commis 
sioned  staff. 

Sergeant  Norton  B.  Adams,  transferred  to  Veteran 
Reserve  corps  January  23,  1865. 

Corporal  Warren  F.  Wilbur,  died  May  16,  1863. 

Corporal  John  Sage,  absent  without  leave. 

Corporal  Joel  J.  Bair,  discharged  November  18,  1862. 

Corporal  Horace  H.  Heath,  discharged  June  12,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  223 

Corporal  J.  R.  Policy,  discharged  June  i,  1862. 

Corporal  Charles  F.   Gove,   mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  William  Abbott,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  James  Walsh,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  James  Sowers,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  DeWitt  C.  Stevens,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Corporal  Eli  Rushon,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Albert  Bishop,  killed  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Georgia, 
July  2,  1864. 

Joseph  Baker,   killed  at  Atlanta,   Georgia,    July   18, 
1864. 

Jonathan  Everhard,  killed  at   Pine  Knob,    Georgia, 
June  16,  1864. 

James  Grine,  killed  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July 
3,  1863. 

Cass  M.  Nims,  killed  at  Cedar  Mountain,   Virginia, 
August  9,  1862. 

Tobias  Phinney,  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8, 
1864. 

Henry  Rupp,  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

John  Craig,  died  April  15,  1862. 

George  M.  Craighl,  died  October  7,  1862. 

William  Dickinson,  died  of  wounds,  June  13,  1863. 

David  N.  Hubbard,  died  March  25,  1862. 

William  Wildy,  died  December  15,  1861. 
i    O.  O.  Wakeman,  died  April  29,  1862. 

William    Campbell,    substitute,    died     February     18, 
1865. 

Harrison  Gordon,  drafted,  died  December  n,  1864. 

Alvah    Holden  (1861),  died   at   Savannah,    Georgia, 
March  27,  1865. 

Charles  Link,  drafted,  died  December  3,  1864. 


224  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Hiram  Newcomb  (1861),  died  at  Ringold,  Georgia,  of 
wounds  received  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  15,  1864. 

Andrew  Ream  (musician),  transferred  to  non-commis 
sioned  staff,  September  i,  1863. 

Spencer  Atkins,  transferred  to  company  B,  January  5 , 
1863. 

H.  W.  Horton,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
July  i,  1863. 

Lewis  Pegg,  transferred  to  company  F,  Seventh  Ohio 
veteran  volunteer  infantry,  December  24,  1863. 

John  Patchen,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
March  5,  1864. 

Roswell  Krahl,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
February  15,  1864. 

A.  W.  Holdredge,  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  corps 
April  i,  1865. 

Charles  Hawkins,  absent  without  leave. 

Charles  Dudley,  absent  without  leave. 

William  N.  Dewitt,  absent  without  leave. 

Robert  Hill,  absent  without  leave. 

Edwin  Holcomb,  absent  without  leave. 

Roswell  Trail,  absent  without  leave. 

William  Trail,  absent  without  leave. 

Charles  Welton,  absent  without  leave. 

George  Jarvis,  absent  without  leave. 

Alderman  Bidwell,  teamster  June  10,  1862. 

William  Babcock,  discharged  April  27,  1863. 

William  H.  Cooper,  discharged  May  15,  1862. 

John  C.  Cauley,  discharged  October  29,  1862. 

William  Dewitt,  discharged  November  i,  1862. 

Martin  Elliott,  discharged  July  14,  1862. 

Michael  Greenwall,  discharged  December  5,  1862. 

Theodore  N.  Harrington,  discharged  May  20,  1862. 

Sidney  Kennedy,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  225 

Henry  Kennedy,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 
Nathan  Miller,  discharged  July  2,  1862. 
Mandleburt  Manley,  discharged  September  n,  1862. 
Milton  H.  Murdock,  discharged  February  23,  1863. 
Bryon  McArthur,  discharged  December  4,  1862. 
Thomas  J.  Nichols,  discharged  April  27,  1863. 
William  Pond,  discharged  November  5,  1862. 
Jackson  Roe,  discharged  August  9,  1862. 
Joseph  Roe,  discharged  August  9,  1862. 
Orville  O.  Rockwell,  discharged  April  12,  1863. 
Euclid  Suplee,  discharged  June  16,  1862. 
Ira  Scott,  discharged  November  i,  1862. 
Thomas  Sharkey,  discharged  August  29,  1863. 
Stephen  Sturdephant,  discharged  April  3,  1864. 
Alpha  Thompson,  discharged  August  12,  1862. 
E.  C.  Whitticher,  discharged  July  28,  1863. 
Albert  Alderman  mustered  out  with  company. 
Uriah  Cook,  mustered  out  with  company. 
William  E.  Dickey,  mustered  out  with  company. 
William  Eldred,  mustered  out  with  company. 
William  Gilbert,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Philip  Hawk,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Cosom  M.  Kindig,  mustered  out  with  company. 
James  Miller,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Michael  McNerny,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Albert  Squires,  mustered  out  with  company. 
George  W.  Reed,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Sereno  F.  Sawyer,  mustered  out  with  company. 
William  Waterman,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Ferdinand  Cutler,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Willard  Trail,  mustered  out  with  company. 

RECRUITS. 

Joel  J.  Bair  (1861),  mustered  out  with  company. 
Gordon  Case,  mustered  out  with  company. 

15 


226  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Henry  H.  Hibbard,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Kelley  mustered  out  with  company. 

Francis  Kelley,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Edwin  Mabry,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Mabry,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hudson  Merritt,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Frederick  Newmyer,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  P.  Rushon,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Stille,  in  hospital. 

Milo  Sharp,  mustered  out  July  3,  1865. 

Owen  Woohes,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  Akres,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com* 
pany. 

Percival  Bever,  drafted,  mustered  out  July  10,  1865. 

Joseph  Deal,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  W.  Mead,  drafted,  in  hospital. 

McClane  J.  Marfier,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Isaac  Welch  (February,  1865),  mustered  out  July  3, 
1865. 

Abel  Archer,  veteran,  discharged  June  6,  1865. 

Robert  A.  Bloomer,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

James  Ensler,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Christian  Fetterhoff,  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

John  Ford,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Theodore  Hawk,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Thomas  Hill,  substitute,  discharged  June  2,  1865. 

Christopher  Letherer,  drafted,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

Dennis  McGunnigal,  substitute,  discharged  June  5, 
1865. 

David  Miller,  substitute,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 

Henry  May,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  227 

John  Nesbit,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
James  Perkins,  veteran,  discharged  June  22,  1865. 
James  Reed  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
Elisha  Robinson,  drafted,  discharged  May  27,  1865. 
John  Shannon  (1862),  discharged  May  4,  1865. 
Henry  H.  Turner,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
Daniel  Truman,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
Reuben  Wilson  (1862),  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
James  Winters,  veteran,  discharged  September,   1864. 
Richard  Adams,  substitute,  discharged  July  3,  1865. 
Horace  Stevens,  drafted,  discharged  June  5,  1865. 
James  H.  Freeman,  killed  at  Port  Republic,  Virginia, 
June  9,  1862. 

COMPANY  K. 

Mustered  into  service  September,  October,  November 
and  December,  1861. 

Captain  Alden  P.  Steele,  resigned  April  13,  1862. 

Captain  Charles'  W.  Kellogg,  promoted  second  lieu 
tenant  June  20,  1862;  first  lieutenant  January  26,  1863; 
captain  April  i,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Captain  David  E.  Hurlburt,  promoted  to  captain 
April  13,  1863;  discharged  August  29,  1864. 

Lieutenant  William  Neil,  transferred  to  company  E 
Januay  5,  1863. 

First  Lieutenant  Marcus  F.  Roberts,  sergeant  of  com 
pany  A,  promoted  to  first  lieutenant  of  company  K  May 
31,  1865;  mustered  out  with  company. 

First  Lieutenant  Wilbur  A.  Chamberlain,  promoted  to 
captain  of  company  E,  October  12,  1864. 

Second  Lieutenant  Benjamin  N.  Smith,  promoted 
May  i,  1862;  discharged  March  16,  1864. 

Sergeant  William  E.  Gray,  shot  at  Frederick,  Mary 
land,  December  10,  1862. 


228  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Sergeant  Christopher  C.  Johnson,  discharged  April  3, 
1863. 

Sergeant  Ansel  O.  Benjamin,  discharged  March  13, 
1863. 

Sergeant  George  C.  Judd,  discharged  March  2,  1863. 

Sergeant  Lewis  Wrisley,  discharged  August  12,  1863. 

Sergeant  Luther  L.  Kinney,  discharged. 

Sergeant  Joseph  C.  Hammond,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Sergeant  Cornelius  O.  Hinkle,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Sergeant  Michael  F.  Haldman,  drafted,  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Sergeant  Ulysses  S.  Hoxter,  promoted. 

Sergeant  Charles  Potter,  discharged  June   19,  1865. 

Sergeant  Harlow  H.  Fenton,  discharged  June  7,  1865. 

Corporal  Fayette  N.  Johnson,  discharged  December 
27,  1864. 

Corporal  Thaddeus  Marsh,  died  at  Cumberland, 
Maryland,  March  3,  1862. 

Corporal  Joel  Ritter,  absent  without  leave. 

Corporal  Alfred  D.  Eddy,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Daniel  Turner,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Frederick  A.  Rounds,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Corporal  James  Spain,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Corporal  Esick  Blanchard  (1862),  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

Corporal  James  C.  McCleary,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

Alber  M.  Alderman,  discharged  September  28,  1864. 

David  Mclntyre,  served  three  years;  discharged  Octo 
ber  20,  1864. 

William  Law,  discharged,  no  date. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  229 

Hezekiah  Davenport,  served  three  years;  discharged 
December  6,  1864. 

Joseph  M.  Marsh  (1862),  killed  at  Dallas,  Georgia, 
May  28,  1864. 

Mathias  Soden  (1862),  killed  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsyl 
vania,  July  3,  1863. 

Byron  Bulfinch  (1862),  died  at  Frederick,  Maryland, 
October  28,  1862. 

Orlando  Clark,  died  at  Strasburg,  Virginia,  May  13, 
1862. 

Philander  M.  Griggs,  died  at  Alexandria,  Virginia, 
October  3,  1862. 

John  L.  Haywood,  died  at  Back  Creek,  Virginia, 
March  13,  1862. 

Oney  McLee,  died  at  Camp  Wade,  Virginia,  July  17, 
1862. 

Sylvester  Pierce,  died  at  Frederick,  Maryland,  Octo 
ber  20,  1862. 

Martin  Banney,  died  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  July  u, 
1862. 

Daniel  Phillips,  missing  in  action  at  Cedar  Mountain, 
Virginia,  August  9,  1862. 

George  P.  Strong,  missing  in  action  at  Cedar  Mountain, 
Virginia,  August  9,  1862. 

William  Fitzgerald,  missing  in  action  at  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862. 

Osmond  O.  Oliver,  missing  in  action  at  Chancellors- 
ville,  Virginia,  May  3,  1863. 

George  Bullis,  absent  without  leave. 

John  Blodgett,  absent  without  leave. 

Elias  H.  Durfee,  absent  without  leave. 

Reuben  Alderman,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 

James  Alexander,  discharged  June  19,  1863. 

Lewis  Brown  (minor),  discharged  December  15,  1861 


230  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Charles  W.  Bancroft,  discharged  May  i,  1862. 

Aaron  C.  Baker,  discharged  July  10,  1862. 

Wellington  Burns  (1862),  discharged  April  4,  1863. 

Thomas  Cook  (minor),  discharged  December  23,  1861. 

William  Chalmers  (1862),  discharged  February  6, 
1863. 

Francis  M.  Cutler,  discharged  July  9,  1862. 

Rufus  N.  Daniels  (1862),  discharged  December  2y 
1862. 

Almond  T.  Mills,  deserted  August  18,  1862. 

Foster  W.  Eggleston,  discharged  January  3,  1863.       * 

Luther  Fowler,  discharged  May  i,  1862. 

William  Fletcher,  discharged  September  29,  1862. 

James  Goldsmith,  discharged  July  9,  1862. 

Hiram  Griggs,  discharged  May  31,  1862. 

Renslo  C.  Griffin,  discharged  October  3,  1862. 

Alonzo  Hurlburt,  claimed  by  Sixth  Ohio  volunteer 
cavalry,  December  10,  1861. 

William  Houston,  left  at  Camp  Giddings  December, 
1861. 

Judson  Hunt,  discharged  June  10,  1862. 

Horace  Holcomb,  discharged  May  31,  1862. 

Martin  H.  Hammond,  discharged  December  2,  1862. 

Edwin  A.  Johnson,  discharged  June  13,  1862. 

John  Jenks,  discharged  February  17,  1862. 

William  Knox,  discharged  August  i,  1862. 

Franklin  Love,  discharged  July  28,  1862. 

William  Luce  (1862),  discharged  October  i,  1862. 

Delos  Marsh,  discharged   June  9,  1862. 

John  McLoud,  discharged  June  7,  1862. 

Joseph  Matthews,  discharged  July  31,  1862. 

Joseph  B.  Partch,  discharged  June  30,  1862. 

George  Perry,  discharged  April  4,  1863. 

John  Randall,  discharged  August  27,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  231 

Solon  Squires,  discharged  July  14,  1862. 

John  St.  Clair,  discharged,  date  unknown. 

John  Swinton,  discharged  November  3,  1862. 

Albert  J.  Wightman,  discharged  June  9,  1862. 

Harmon  Wilder,  discharged  October  2,  1862. 

George  W.   Weeks  (1862),  discharged  November  3, 
1862. 

Charles  W.  Wilson,  discharged  October  10,  1862. 

George  W.  Gargle,  transferred  to  company  I,  Decem 
ber  27,  1861. 

Thomas  Shultz,  transferred  to  company  E,  December 
18,  1861. 

James  Williams,  transferred  to  invalid  corps,  Decem 
ber  i,  1863. 

William  J.  Pond,  transferred  to  company  I,  December 
29,  1861. 

Christian  Conrad,  discharged  July  22,  1865. 

George  W.  Deem,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Francis  J.  Hibbard,  mustered  out  with  company. 

George  W.  Light,  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  Sarsfield,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Jonathan  Tyler,  mustered  out  with  company. 

William  H.  Stratton,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Clinton  B.  White,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sylvester  W.  Collins,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Levi  H.  Greene,  drafted,  left  in  hospital. 

Henry  Garden,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

James  B.  Haskins,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Jacob  Lenox,  substitute,  mustered  out  with  company. 

John  Loudon,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Antoine   Miller,   substitute,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 


232  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

James  Ritchendoller,  substitute,  mustered  out  with 
company. 

George  H.  Wilson,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Joseph  White,  drafted,  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas  J.  Failes,  veteran,  killed  at  Pine  Knob,  Geor 
gia,  June  15,  1864. 

Amos  Long,  killed  at  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8, 
1864. 

Joseph  Herman,  drafted,  died  at  Savannah,  Georgia, 
February  13,  1865. 

Morris  Madison,  drafted,  died  at  Jeffersonville,  In 
diana,  November  29,  1864. 

William  Reed,  veteran,  died  at  Atlanta,  Georgia,  Sep 
tember  29,  1864. 

Henry  Swarts,  drafted,  died  at  Savannah,  Georgia, 
June  9,  1865. 

Daniel  W.  Abbott,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

James  Amsdill,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Ferdinand  Burt,  veteran,  discharged  February  6, 
1866. 

Daniel  Barber,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Michael  Bulyer,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Harmon  Baker,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Theodore  M.  Cochran,  substitute,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

Charles   Eberle,  substitute,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

William  Finiarty,  substitute,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

John  H.  Finneman,  drafted,  discharged  June  18, 
1865. 

Henry  C.  Farnsworth,  drafted,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

John  Grun,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  233 

John  W.  Hutchinson,  drafted,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

Henry  C.  Hardnock,  drafted,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

Andrew  Horn,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Edson  G.  Holcomb  (1862),  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

John  W.  Joslin  (1862),  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Daniel  V.  Lowary,  substitute,  discharged  June  19, 
1865. 

William  Norris  (1862),  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

William  H.  Parker  (1862),  discharged  April  i,  1865. 

Alonzo  S.  Pelton,  drafted,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Gabriel  Quesino,  drafted,  discharged  June  17,  1865. 

Samuel  Ripple,  substitute,  discharged  June  19,  1865. 

Frederick  Schrapel,  drafted,  discharged  July  19,  1865. 

Samuel  B.  Emmons  (1864),  discharged  July  18,  1865. 

Asa  A.  Sanford,  discharged  July  28,  1865. 


234  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 


CASUALTIES. 


The  following  list  of  casualties  is   prepared  from  the 
records  in  the  War  Department,  and  contains  the  name 
of  every  member  of  the  regiment,  whose  disability  was 
reported  to  the  department.     It  is  believed  to  be  per- ' 
feet. 

RECORD    OF    DEATHS    IN    TWENTY-NINTH    REGIMENT  OHIO 
VOLUNTEERS,    EXCEPT    KILLED    IN    ACTION. 

1861. 

Private  Charles  A.  Clap,   company    D,    December  8, 
1861. 

1862. 

Private  John  A.   Austin,  company  F,  April  2,    1862. 

Corporal  Augustus  Belden,  company  G,  May  i,  1862. 

Private  Albert  H.  Beardsley,  company  C,  February  17, 
1862. 

Private  Hiram  E.    Balch,   company   F,   February  i8t 
1862. 

Private  Marshal  A.   Brown,  company  A,   March   io> 
1862. 

Private  Conant  Brunian,  company  B,  April  30,  1862. 

Private  Oren  Brewer,  company  E,  May  23,  1862. 

Private  Charles  F.  Bauer,  company  B,  April  19,  1862. 

Private  Andrew  Beardsley,  company  E,  July  29,  1862. 

Private    Byron    Bulnnch,    company    K,    October    28, 
1862. 

Private  John  Craig,  company  I,  April  15,  1862. 

Private  Oliver  P.  Crosby,  company  C,  April  23,  1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  235 

Private  Orlando  Clarke,  company  K,  May  15,  1862. 

Private  Lewis  D.  Clements,  company  G,  September  7, 
1862. 

Private  George  M.  Cargill,  company  I,  October  7, 
1862. 

Private  Charles  E.  Dudley,  company  C,  February  17, 
1862. 

Private  Franklin  Dimock,  company  F,  February  28, 
1862. 

Private  Ethan  Davis,  company  E,  March  6,  1862. 

Private  Alma  Dalrymple,  company  A,  May  2,  1862. 

Private  Michael  Dowling,  company  F,  May  18,  1862. 

Private  William  Dickinson,  company  I,  June  13,  1862. 

Corporal  John  W.  Ewell,  company  G,  March  6,  1862. 

Sergeant  Zaccheus  Farnsworth,  company  I,  May  3, 
1862. 

Private  Orvid  Fairbrothers,  company  B,  May  27,  1862. 

First  Sergeant  Charles  Fairchild,  company  H,  Septem 
ber  ii,  1862. 

Sergeant  William  E.  Grey,  company  H,  December  19, 
1862. 

Private  Wellington  G.  Gillett,  company  C,  May  21, 
1862. 

Private  Philander  M.  Griggs,  company  K,  October 
3,  1862. 

Corporal  Seth  N.  Hubbard,  company  A,  April  12, 
1862. 

Private  John  L.  Hay  ward,  company  K,  March  13, 
1862. 

Private  David  N.  Hubbard,  company  I,  March  20, 
1862. 

Private  Elisha  Hamilton,  company  D,  June  9,  1862. 

Private  Herman  O.  Holmes,  company  B,  April  6, 
1862. 


236  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  Clark  Hall,  company  B,  July  14,  1862. 

Private  Newton  P.  Humiston,  company  G,  July  28, 
1862. 

Private  William  C.  Ives,  company  A,  March  5,  1862. 

Private  William  Johnson,  company  E,  April  6,  1862. 

Private  William  H.  Jones,  company  D,  July  21,  1862. 

Sergeant  John  H.  Knox,  company  D,  May  22,  1862. 

Private  Joseph  Loomis,  company  G,  February  21, 
1862. 

Corporal  William  Liggitt,  company  H,  May  25,  1862. 

Musician  Thaddeus  Marsh,  company  D,  March  5, 
1862. 

Private  George  W.  Miles,  company  B,  June  20,  1862. 

Private  Robert  McFall,  company  B,  June  27,  1862. 

Private  Oney  McGee,  company  K,  July  14,  1862. 

Private  Alvin  W.  Newman,  company  D,  February  13, 
1862. 

Private  Peter  Nicholas,  company  D,  April  19,  1862. 

Private  James  Pike,  company  E,  January  14,  1862. 

Private  Joseph  Pierson,  company  H,  May  3,  1862. 

Private  Sylvester  Pierce,  company  K,  October  20, 
1862. 

Sergeant  George  Rorke,  company  I,  May  14,  1862. 

Private  Emerson  Richerson,  company  A,  March  10, 
1862. 

Private  John  Rowland,  company  G,  May  i,  1862. 

Private  Harvey  A.  Reaves,  company  E,  May  28,  1862. 

Private  Martin  Ranney,  company  K,  July  n,  1862. 

Private  Ellson  Reed,  Jr.,  company  F,  November  i, 
1862. 

Private  Norman  Salisbury,  company  H,  April  3,  1862. 

Private  Hiram  Sly,  company  E,  July  6,  1862. 

Private  Leonard  Squires,  company  D,  September  4, 
1862. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS,  237 

Private  James  Thomas,  company  C,  March  9,  1862. 

Private  William  H.  Vanscoit,  company  B,  April  5, 
1862. 

Sergeant  Edwin  Williams,  company  F,  May  23,  1862. 

Private  O.  O.  Wakeman,  company  I,  April  29,  1862. 

Private  Andrew  A.  Wolcott,  company  D,  May  n, 
1862. 

Private  James  H.  Whitney,  company  F,  June  3,  1862. 

Private  Rufus  Wilson,  company  B,  June  21,  1862. 

Private  Eben  H.  Wright,  company  D,  December  7, 
1862. 

1863. 

Private  John  W.  Baur,  company  B,  captured  at  Port 
Republic,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862,  supposed  to  be  dead. 

Private  George  W.  Batchelor,  company  E,  March  8, 
1863. 

Private  John  R.  Benton,  company  H,  June  28,  1863. 

Private  Edward  I.  Brown,  company  A,  July  20,  1863. 

Private  Romeo  Churchill,  company  C,  January  13, 
1863. 

Corporal  Roderick  M.  Gates,  company  A,  August  27, 
1863. 

Private  George  Gale,  company  B,  April  14,  1863. 

Private  Robert  W.  Hall,  company  G,  January  15, 
1863. 

Private  James  C.  Hammond,  company  H,  March  14, 
1863. 

Private  Charles  D.  Hine,  company  G,  March  23, 
1863. 

First  Sergeant  John  H.  Knox,  company  D,  May  22, 
1863. 

Private  Julius  Lavelee,  company  C,  May  7,  1863. 

Private  Abram  W.  McNaughten,  company  A,  Jan 
uary  28,  1863. 


238  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  Tallis  E.   McCain,   company  G,    August    12, 
1863. 

Private    Dyer   Newcomb,    company   B,   January  29, 
1863. 

Private  Moses  Pennington,  company  E,  May  15,  1863 

Private  George  A.  Root,  company  A,  March  19,  1863 

Private  C.  Robinson,  company  E,  June  21,  1863. 

Private  H.    M.  Ryder,    company   C,    September  25, 
1863. 

Sergeant  George  Shabondy,    company   G,    April  24, 
1863. 

Private  James  L.  Smith,  company   G,    March  4,  1863. 

Musician  Oscar  F.    Stickney,  company  F,   April   28, 
1863. 

Private  Thomas  Shultz,  company  E,  May  12,  1863. 

Private  Robert  Sills,  company  B,  supposed  to  be  dead. 

Corporal  Warren  Wilbur,  company  I,  May  10,  1863. 

Private  Elias  Waltz,  company  D,  April  10,  1863. 
1864. 

Private  Albert  W.  Atwater,  company  E,   July  4,  1864 

Private  George  F.  Braginton,    company  G,    May  16, 
1864. 

Private  Andrew  J.  Breght,  company  B,  June  2,  1864. 

Private  John  J.  Belnap,  company  F,  June  18,  1864. 

Private  Levi  Baughman,  company    D,   September   2, 
1864. 

Private  Barney  Brick,  company  E,  September  8,  1864. 

Private  Christopher  Beck,  company  D,  September  17, 
1864. 

Private  Charles  S.  Blake,  company  A,   November  14, 
1864. 

Private  Mitchell  Babbington,  company  G,    December 
u,  1864. 

Private  Richard  Conn,  company  F,  December  8,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  239 

Private   John   T.    Best,  company  F,    December   25, 
1864. 

First  Lieutenant  George  W.  Dice,  company  D,  June 
17,  1864. 

Private  Charles   A.    Downey,  company  D,    May  14, 
1864. 

Private  Charles   Demlin,  company  D,   December  8, 
1864. 

Private  William  Durant,  company  H,  May  25,   1864. 

Private  John  Denneland,  company  D,  December  8, 
1864. 

Private  Thomas  Dowling,  company  F,  1864. 

Private  Charles  Ellis,  company  B,  July  16,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  J.  Fales,  company  K,  June  17,  1864. 

Private  Jacob  Gardner,  company  D,  May  24,  1864. 

Private  James  Gaule,    company   G,    supposed   to   be 
dead. 

Private  Nelson  Gillett,  company  E,  July  15,  1864. 

Private  Harrison  Gordon,  company  I,   December  17, 
1864. 

Private  William  H.    Hartley,    company    G,   July   15, 
1864. 

Sergeant  Thomas  F.  Henderson,  company  I,  Septem 
ber  10,  1864. 

Private  Henry  A.  Hane,  company  D,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  W.  B.  Hoyt,  company  A,  October  20,  1864. 

Private  Morgan  Johnson,   company  G,   February  29, 
1864. 

Private    Emanuel   Kaley,  company    H,    March    28, 
1864. 

Private  James  H.  Lane,    company  G,    November  25, 
1864. 

Private  Charles  Link,  company  I,  December  3,  1864. 

Corporal  Allen  Mason,  company  C,  May  29,  1864. 


240  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  John  H.  Montgomery,   company   D,    June   2, 
1864  (June  8,  1864). 

Private  George  Murray,  company  G,  May  9,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  S.  McCartney,  company  E,  July  16, 
1864. 

Private  Morris  Madison,  company  K,  November  29, 
1864. 

Private  Hiram  Newcomb,  company  I,  May  31,  1864. 

Private  William  Potter,  company  B,  July  6,  1864. 

Private  Simeon  J.  Peters,  company  D,  July  2,  1864. 

Private   William  Reed,    company  K,    September  2, 
1864. 

Private  Levi  Yanke,  company  D,  December  17,  1864. 

Corporal  Theodore  Smith,  company   A,    March   24, 
1864. 

Private  John  Smith,  company  H,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  Elmore  Stevens,  company  F,  July  10,  1864. 

Private  John  A.  Stewart,  company  G,  November  19, 
1864. 

Private  Jacob  Scott,  company  E,  December  24,  1864. 

Sergeant  Samuel  Woodbridge,   company  D,   May  8, 
1864. 

Private  Truman   Williams,  company  E,  February  29, 
1864. 

Private  John  Woodard,  company  G,  May  n,  1864. 

Private  George  W.  Write,  company  B,  May  31,  1864. 

Private  Aaron  Warner,  company  C,  June  3,  1864. 

Private  George  Williams,  company  F,  June  2,  1864. 

Private  William  Wirt,  company  G,  June  20,  1864. 

Private  George  W.  Warden,  company  B,  October  29, 
1864. 

1865. 

Private  William  F.  Boal,  company  E,  April  2,  1865. 
Private  Thomas  Clifford,  company  F,  March  2,  1865. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  24! 

Private  William  Campbell,  company  I,  February  18, 
1865. 

Private  Joseph  Datson,  company  F,  March  2,  1865. 

Private  Jacob  Dunkal,  company  C,  April  17,  1865. 

Private  Jacob  D.  Foster,  company  G,  March  29,  1865. 

Private  Levi  H.  Green,  company  A,  March  7,  1865. 

Private  Alvah  Holden,  company  I,  January  25,  1865. 

Private  Joseph  Herman,  company  K,  February  13, 
1865. 

Private  Adam  Hulbert,  company  G,  March  26,  1865. 

Private  George  Huntwork,  company  F,  May  26,  1865. 

Private  Lysander  T.  King,  company  T,  May  6,  1865. 

Private  Henry  Miller,  company  A,  February  4,  1865. 

Private  Robert  McKee,  company  A,  April  6,  i&6s. 

Private  Charles  Mullett,  company  D,  June  22,  1865. 

Private  Ephraim  Odell,  company  F,  February  i,  1865. 

Private  Melancthon  Poe,  company  B,  February  13, 
1865. 

Private  Samuel  Perry,  company  E,  April  8,  1865. 

Private  Henry  Swartz,  company  K,  January  9,  1865. 

Private  James  Simms,  company  A,  March  4,  1865. 

Major  M.  Wright,  January  7,  1865. 

Private  Addison  A.  Way,  company  E,  April  19,  1865. 

Corporal  George  J.  Young,  company  D,  June  14, 
1865. 

16 


242  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 


RECORD  OF  KILLED,  WOUNDED  AND  CAPTURED  IN  THE 
TWENTY-NINTH  OHIO  VOLUNTEERS  DURING  THE  YEAR 
1862. 

COMPANY    A. 

First  Lieutenant  Everson   J.  Hulbert,  wounded,   June 
9,   1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Second  Lieutenant  Martin  D.  Norris,  wounded,    June 
9,  1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal   Joseph    B.   Dalrymple,    wounded,    June  9, 
1862,  *Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Franklin  B.  Mowry,  wounded,   June  9,    1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private    Henry  P.   Turner,   wounded,    June   9,    1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  James  E.  March,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Theodore  Smith,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Montezuma  St.  John,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Nelson  W.  Simmons,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Perry  A.  Decker,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private   Eli    P.  Young,  wounded  June  8,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

First  Lieutenant  Everson  J.  Hulbert,  wounded  August 
9,  1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

First  Sergeant  Winthrop  H.  Grant,  wounded  August 
9,  1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  243 

Sergeant  Silas  G.  Elliott,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  James  M.  Loomis,  woifnded  August  9, 
1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  M.  Coon,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Mortimer  Canfield,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Daniel  Thatcher,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Rosalva  W.  Graham,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Nathaniel  Wilder,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  E.  Colburn,*  captured  March  23,  1862, 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  T.  E.  Hoyt,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  H.  P.  Turner,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  P.  A.  Decker,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  E.  J.  Maltby,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  A.  L.  Rickard,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  A.  Exceen,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Ellis,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Albert  Frazier,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

.Private  F.  B.  Mowrey,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 


244  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  J.  E.  March,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Corporal  W.  'B.  Hoyt,*  captured  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  Covert,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  Roth,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Sylvester,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  B.  Broughton,*  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Eli  P.  Young,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Leonard  Grover,*  captured  May  25,  1862, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 

COMPANY  B. 

Private  Harvey  Beckwith,  killed  March  20,  1862,  Win 
chester,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Levi  K.  Bean,  killed  March  23,  1862,  Win 
chester,  Virginia. 

Private  Monroe  Burgett,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  George  McNutt,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  N.  A.  Germond,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Alvinson  Kinney,  killed  Angust  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  Rush  Griswold,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Elbridge   Potter,  wounded  August  9, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  245 

Corporal  Frank  Chapman,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  George  Wright,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Henry  Hicks,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Henry  Brainard,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Oscar  Burbanks,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Lewis  Montgomery,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  D.  Newcomb,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Robert  Sills,*  captured  May  25,  1862,  Stras- 
burg,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  C.  DeWolf,*  captured  May  25,  1862,  Stras- 
burg,  Virginia. 

Musician  J.  H.  SeCheverell,  captured  May  14,  1862, 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  Andy  Wilson,"55'  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  J.  E.  Tanner,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  A.  J.  Longworthy,*  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Spencer  Atkins,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Albert  H.  Benham,*  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  John  W.  Baur,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia;  died  in  prison. 

Private  Job  Brazee,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 


246  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  William  D.  Potter,*  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  L.  J.  Phinney,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  A.  Stanley,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  B.  Wilder.*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  G.  W.  Atkins,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    C. 

Second  Lieutenant  Frank  F.  Stewart,  wounded  August 
9,  1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  George  W.  Britton,  killed  June  9,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  Henry  W.  Ryder,  wounded  June  9,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Corporal  William  A.  Burwell,  killed  June  9.  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Corporal  John  Chapell,  wounded  August  9,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Algernon  Kingsley,  wounded  August  9,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Allen  Mason,  wounded  March  23,  Winches 
ter,  Virginia. 

Private  George  Eastlick,  wounded  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Joseph  Hall,  wounded  August  9th,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Beneville  Miller,  wounded  March  23d,  Win 
chester,  Virginia. 

Private  David  B.  Parker,  mortally  wounded  August 
9th,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  247 

Private  William  H.  Runyan,  wounded  June  9th,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Allen  A.  Monty,  killed  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Willis  Sisley,  killed  June  9th,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  Thomas  Davis,  wounded  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Joseph  Wimby,  wounded  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Williams,  wounded  August  9th,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Yokes,  killed  August  9th,  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Virginia. 

Private  H.  M.  Rice,*  captured  May  25th,  Strasburg, 
Virginia. 

Private  George  D.  Brockett,*  captured  May  25th, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  R.  L.  Jones,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Captain  Edward  Hayes,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Corporal  H.  C.  Lord,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public  Virginia. 

Private  Johnson  Noble,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Benjamin  F.  Sperry,*  captured  June  9th,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  James  Turton,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  N.  H.  Bailey,*  captured  June  gth,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  O.  Crosby,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 


248  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  D.  L.  Lindley,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  R.  W.  Cross,*  captured  June  Qth,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Fleming,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  M.  Maloney,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Repub 
lic,  Virginia. 

Private  John  A.  Frazier,*  captured  June  9th,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    D. 

Captain  Myron  T.  Wright,  wounded  March  23, 
1862,  Winchester,  Virginia. 

Private  Valentine  Viers,  wounded  March  23,  1862, 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Snyder*,  wounded  March  23,  1862, 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  James  H.  Grinnell,  wounded  June  9, 
1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Frederick  C.  Remley,  killed  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  William  A.  Hart,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  William  Mendleson,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private*  F.  R.  Johnson,  killed  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Henry  W.  Morrel,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Theron  W.  Smith,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  George  W.  Dice,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  249 

Sergeant  Lewis  B.  Stark,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  George  Foust,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  James  S.  Alexander,  wounded  August  9, 
1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Leonard  E.  Squares,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  William  C.  Finney,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  William  D.  Haynes,  wounded  August  9, 
1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  John  G.  Stemhour,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Henry  A.  Thompson,  wounded  August  9, 
1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Jacob  Gardner,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Norman  Cochran,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Marshall  Hoagland,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private   Leonard  Gaylord*,  captured  August  9,  1862, 

Sergeant  S.  Woodbridge*,  captured  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  O.  Brewster*,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  W.  H.  Jones*,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Waite*,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  E.  Randall*,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 


250  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  J.  Replogle*,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Hughes*,  captured  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    E. 

Private  Peter  Vanskoik,  wounded  March  23,  Win 
chester,  Virginia. 

Captain  Horatio  Luce,  killed  June  9,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Corporal  Isaac  Dalrymple,  killed  June  9,  Port  Repub-* 
lie,  Virginia. 

Private  Frederick  Brown,  wounded  June  9,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Lewis  Weber,  wounded  June  9,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  William  Robinson,  wounded  June  9,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  James  P.  Bagley,  killed  August  9,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Thomas  McCarty,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Charles  Howard,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  N.  L.  Parmeter,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  J.  Rockwell,  captured  March  23,  1862, 
Winchester,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  William  Neil,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  L.  Hill,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  James  C.  Jones,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  251 

Private  Elijah  Curtiss,  wounded  accidentally. 

Private  M.  Mayhew,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Nelson  Gillett,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Musician  John  S.  Bellows,  captured  May  25,  1862, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 

Private  Frances  Colver,  captured  May  25,  1862, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 

Private  Herman  Sly,  captured  May  25,  1862,  Stras 
burg,  Virginia. 

Private  David  W.  Hall,  captured  May  25,  1862,  Stras 
burg,  Virginia. 

COMPANY  F. 

Private  Alexander  Neil,  killed  March  23,  1862,  Win 
chester,  Virginia. 

Private  A.  Case,  wounded  March  23,  1862,  Winches 
ter,  Virginia. 

Private  Sidney  M.  Smith,  killed  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Frederick  R.  Johnson,  killed  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Captain  Eleazer  Burridge,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

First  Lieutenant  Hamblin  Gregory,  wounded  June  9, 
1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  Roland  H.  Baldwin,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Asa  E.  Sanford,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

First  Sergeant  Joseph  Jerome,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Aimer  B.  Paine,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 


252  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  Sheridan   B.  Smith,  wounded  June  9,   1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Burton  Pickett,  killed  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  George  N.  Meno,  killed  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  Aimer   B.  Paine,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Spencer   E.  Balch,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Thomas  Dowling,  wounded  August  9,  1862,* 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Peter   Dowling,    wounded   August   9,    1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Simpson   McLeon,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  George  A.  Patchen,  wounded  August  9,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Jabin  S.  Duston,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Charles  F.  Waldron,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal   George    Gray,    wounded    August    9,    1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  John  C.   McLeon,  wounded  August   9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  L.  Walker*,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Pomeroy  Smith*,  captured  August  9,    1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Ellison  Reed,  Jr.,  killed  June  9,   1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  H.  Gregory*,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  253 

Sergeant  Solon  Hall,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  George  Woodford,  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  N.  B.  Noyes,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  J.  Belknap,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  VanValkenburg,*  captured  August  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  V.  Clark,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Charles  Cain,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  William  Call,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Peter  Bowling,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  Martin  P.  Durkee,  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Jason  Manley,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  M.  Malcom,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Eliphalet  S.  Ontis,*  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Peter  Smith,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Edson  Reed,*  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Ferris  Townsend,*  captured  May  25,  1862, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 

Private  Newton  Hummiston,*  captured  May  25,  1862, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 


254  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  George  F.  Hewitt,*  captured  May  25,  1862, 
Strasburg,  Virginia. 

Private  James  Whitney,*  captured  May  25,  1862,  Stras 
burg,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    G. 

Second  Lieutenant  W.  P.  Williamson,  killed  March 
23d,  Winchester,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Charles  Robinson,  killed  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  Jacob  Rosenbaum,  killed   June  9th,  Port  Re-* 
public,  Virginia. 

Captain  J.  J.  Wright,  wounded  August  9th,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  Alexander  C.  French,  killed  August  gth, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  James  W.  Smith,  wounded  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  M.  Grenewald,  wounded  August  9th,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  Gary  H.  Russell,*  captured  June  9th, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  W.  F.  Chamberlain/  captured  June  9th, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  C.  W.  Martin,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  George  Strohl/*  captured  June  9th,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  F.  Remley,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  William  Fisher,*  captured  June  gth,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Corporal  C.  Zeittle,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Repub 
lic,  Virginia. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  255 

Corporal  John  Kummer,*  captured  June  gth,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  E.  T.  Green,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  Bragington,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  Lantz,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  T.  McCain,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Burns,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  J.  Campbell,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  H.  Geer,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Republic, 
Virginia. 

Private  William  Wirt,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Gross,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Republi^ 
Virginia. 

Private  William  Gorrington,*  captured  June  9th,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  D.  Stevens,*  captured  June  9th,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Worth,*  captured  May  9th,  near  Eden- 
burg,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    H. 

Private  Lewis  Harris,  mortally  wounded  March  23, 
1862,  Winchester,  Virginia,  died  April  7,  1862. 

Private  Robert  M.  Wilkins,  killed  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Reuben  Farnam,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 


256  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  Hiram  Root,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Samuel  W.  Hart,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Captain  Jonas  Schoonover,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Alfred  Hazzen,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Ce 
dar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  L.  Rodgers,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  Thomas  W.  Nash,  captured  June  9,  1862^ 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  E.  Oberholtz,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Heffiefinger,  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  S.  W.  Hart,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  C.  Stall,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  W.  H.  Connell,  captured  May,  1862,  near  Ed- 
enburg,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    I. 

Corporal  Alfred  Bishop,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  James  H.  Freman,  killed  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Everhard,  killed  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  Ransom  D.  Billings,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  William  H.  Abbott,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  257 

Private  Albert  Alderman,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  William  Dickison,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  William  Pond,   wounded  August  9,  1862,  Ce 
dar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private   Ransom    Craigl,   wounded   August    9,    1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  Michael  Greenwalsh,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  W.  J.  Waterman,   killed  June  9,    1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant   B.   N.   Smith,  wounded  August   9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  John   G.  Marsh,   wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  R.   S.    Krahl,   killed  August  9,   1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  B.  McArthur,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  James   Winters,    wounded    August    9,    1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  R.  B.  Smith,  captured   June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  E.  B.  Woodbury,  captured  June  9,   1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  William  Gilbert,  captured  May  25,  1862,  Stras- 
burg,  Virginia. 

Private  M.  McNerny,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Roup,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Repub 
lic,  Virginia. 

Private  W.   J.   Eldred,  captured  June   9,    1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

17 


258  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  W.  Waterman,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  A.  A.  Woodruff,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  C.  C.  Lord,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  James  M.  Perkins,  captured  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  James  Sowers,  captured  May,  1862,  near  Ed- 
inburg,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  G.  Cowgill,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re-* 
public,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  J.  Walsh,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Corporal  C.  Gove,  .captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia.. 

Corporal  C.  Beech,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  A.  Woodruff,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

COMPANY    K, 
AND    FIELD    AND    STAFF. 

First  Sergeant  Christopher  C.  Johnson,  wounded  June 
9,  1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Color  Sergeant  Ulysses  S.  Hoxter,  wounded  June  9, 
1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Frederick  A.  Rounds,  wounded  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Ferdinand  Burt,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

First  Sergeant  Christopher  C.  Johnson,  wounded  Au 
gust  9,  1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  259 

Sergeant  William  E.  Gray,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Cornelius  O.  Hinkle,  wounded  August  9, 
1862,  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Jonathan  Taylor,  wounded  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  V.  S.  Horter,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Frank  Hibbard,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  David  Mclntyre,  killed  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  Ph.  M.  Griggs,  wounded  August  9,  1862,  Ce 
dar  Mountain,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Thomas  Clark,  wounded  and  cap 
tured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Major  John  S.  Clemmer,  wounded  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Captain  David  E.  Hurlburt,  captured  June  9,  1862, 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

Lieutenant  William  Neil,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Sergeant  G.  C.  Judd,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  F.  Rounds,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  F.  J.  Hibbard,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  G.  W.  Dean,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  D.  Phillips,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia.  • 

Private  William  Fitzgerald,  captured  August  9,  1862, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia. 


260  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  G.  P.  Strong,  captured  August  9,  1862,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia. 

Private  H.  H.  Fenton,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Williams,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  John  Sarsfield,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia.  . 

Sergeant  A.  D.  Benjamin,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  W.  S.  Hoxter,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Corporal  Luther  Kinney,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  F.  Johnson,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia. 

Private  D.  Mclntyre,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port 
Republic,  Virginia. 

Private  J.  Jenks,  captured  June  9,  1862,  Port  Repub 
lic,  Virginia. 


RECORD  OF  KILLED,  WOUNDED  AND  MISSING  OF  THE 
TWENTY-NINTH  OHIO  VOLUNTEERS  AT  THE  BATTLE  OF 
CHANCELLORSVILLE,  VIRGINIA,  ON  THE  1ST,  2D  AND 
3D  OF  MAY,  1863. 

Private  F.  B.  Mowrey,  company  A,  wounded. 
Private  R.  E.  Woodbury,  company  A,  wounded. 
Private  M.  M.  Canfield,   company  A,  wounded. 
Private  Isaac  Monger,  company  A,  wounded. 
Private  D.  Thatcher,  company  A,  wounded. 
Private  L.   M.  Johnson,  company  A,  missing. 
Corporal  Daniel  J-  Baur,  company  B,  wounded. 
Corporal  Nathan  G.  Germond,   company  B,  wounded. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  261 

Sergeant  Rush  Griswold,  company  B,  missing. 

Private  Vaness  Jordan,  company  B,  missing. 

Second  Lieutenant  Henry  M.  Ryder,  company  C, 
wounded  and  died. 

Sergeant  Charles  C.  Fitts,  company  C,  wounded. 

Private  Julius  Lavelle,  company  C,  wounded. 

Private  Andrew  W.  Mann,  company  C,  wounded. 

Private  M.  Maloney,  company  C,  wounded. 

Private  George  D.  Brockett,  company  C,  missing. 

Private  Samuel  E.  Fay,  company  C,  missing. 

Private  Henry  C.  Lord,  company  C,  missing. 

Private  William  Yokes,  company  C,  missing. 

Private  John  Warren,  company  C,  missing. 

Private  Samuel  Shanefelt,  company  D,  killed. 

Private  Norman  Cochran,  company  D,  wounded. 

Private  Andrew  Hunsicker,  company  D,  wounded. 

Private  Edward  Spicer,  company  D,  wounded. 

Private  Henry  Thompson,  company  D,  wounded. 

Private  George  J.  Young,  company  D,  wounded. 

Private  John  H.  Hill,  company  D,  killed. 

Private  Thomas  Shultz,  company  E,  wounded  and 
died. 

Private  Lorenzo  Norton,  company  E,  wounded. 

Private  Rufus  Hurlburt,  company  E,  wounded. 

Private  Sherman  Tuttle,  company  E,  wounded. 

Private  D.  B.  Franklin,  company  E,  missing. 

Private  Roby  Dewey,  company  E,  missing. 

Private  Daniel  Platt,  company  E,  missing. 

Corporal  Alonzo  Cole,  company  F,  wounded. 

Private  Orlando  Wilson,  company  F,  wounded. 

Private  Jehial  Johnson,  company  F,  wounded. 

Private  Charles  Canfield,  company  F,  wounded. 

Sergeant  Charles  T.  Waldron,  company  F,  missing. 

Corporal  Isaac  J.  Houghkirk,  company  F,  missing. 


262  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  Peter  Bowling,  company  F,  missing. 

Private  William  Sober,  company  F,  missing. 

Sergeant  Edward  F.  Smith,  company  G,  killed. 

Private  William  Wirt,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  Thomas  White,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  Justus  Townsley,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  Julius  McCain,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  Andrew  Halman,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  Henry  Ewell,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  John  F.  Weidle,  company  G,  wounded. 

Private  George  Guest,  company  G,  wounded. 

First  Sergeant  Wilbur  F.  Chamberlain,  company  G, 
missing. 

Private  Albert  Hall,  company  G,  missing. 

Private  William  H.  Hartley,  company  G,  missing. 

Private  Eli  Overholtz,  company  H,  wounded. 

Private  Andrew  Robinson,  company  H,  wounded. 

First  Lieutenant  Andrew  J.  Fulkerson,  company  H, 
missing. 

Private  Henry  Wolf,  company  H,  missing. 

Private  William  Lutz,  company  H,  missing. 

Corporal  Warren  Wilbur,  company  I,  wounded. 

Private  Thomas  Sharkey,  company  I,  wounded. 

Private  Ferdinand  Cutler,  company  I,  wounded. 

Sergeant  Newton  B.  Adams,  company  I,  missing. 

Corporal  Almon  Woodruff,  company  I,  missing. 

Private  Joseph  Baker,  company  I,  missing. 

Captain  David  E.  Hurlburt,  company  K,  wounded. 

Private  James  Williams,  company  K,  wounded. 

Private  Ferdinand  Burt,  company  K,  wounded. 

Private  Joseph  Marsh,  company  K,  wounded. 

Private  David  Turner,  company  K,  wounded. 

Private  Osmond  O.  Oliver,  company  K,  missing,  never 
heard  from. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  263 

Private  Edson  G.  Holcomb,  company  K,  missing. 
Private  Fred  Rounds,  company  E,  wounded. 
Lieutenant  E.  J.  Hurlburt,  company  A,  wounded. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Commissioned  officers Killed  o.     Wounded,    3.     Missing,     i 

Non-commissioned  officers  and 
privates Killed  2.     Wounded,  42.     Missing,  26 

Total Killed  2.     Wounded,  45.     Missing,  27 

Casualties  . .  72 


RECORD  OF  KILLED  AND  WOUNDED  OF  THE  TWENTY- 
NINTH  OHIO  VOLUNTEERS  AT  THE  BATTLE  OF  GETTYS 
BURG,  PENNSYLVANIA,  JULY  2D  AND  30,  1863. 

First  Lieutenant  J.  G.  Marsh,  company  D,  killed. 
First  Sergeant  George  Hayward,  company  E.  killed. 
Private  Benjamin  F.  Pontius,  company  D,  killed. 
Private  J.  Johnson,  company  F,  killed. 
Private  John  Williams,  company  C,  killed. 
Private  Mathias  Soden,  company  K,  killed. 
Private  Jacob  Gardner,  company  D,  wounded. 
First  Sergeant  J.  Kessinger,  company  I,  wounded. 
Corporal  J.  Reed,  company  I,  wounded. 
Private  Sidney  A.  Kennedy,  company  I,  wounded. 
Corporal    Eli  Rushon,  company  I,  wounded. 
Corporal  George  Putney,  company  E,  wounded. 
Private  James  Rounds,  company  B,  wounded. 
Private  M.  A.  Rowe,  company  B,  wounded. 
Private  William  Jennings,  company  H,  wounded. 
Private  Hiram  C.  Hill,  company  G,  killed. 
Private  M.  B.  Raskins,  company  B,  wounded. 
Private  Ed.  Farr,  company  H,  wounded. 
Private  O.  O.  Wright,  company  H,  wounded. 
Sergeant  C.  Woodford,  company  F,  wounded. 


264  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Corporal  G.  McLain,  company  F,  wounded. 
Private  Thomas  Bowling,  company  F,  wounded. 
Corporal  Loren  Frisby,  company  F,  wounded. 
Private  E.  L.  Gray,*  company  F,  wounded. 
Private  Alpheus  Hardy,*  company  F,  wounded. 
Private  A.  W.  Hardy,  company  F,  wounded. 
Private  E.  F.  Mason,  company  C,  wounded. 
Private  B.  Miller,  company  C,  wounded. 
Private  E.  O.  Miller,  company  C,  wounded. 
Private  T.  J.  Merrell,  company  C,  wounded. 
Private  W.  H.  Runyon,  company  C,  wounded. 
Private  Obed  Knapp,  company  C,  wounded. 
Private  Esick  Blanchard,  company  K,  wounded. 
Sergeant  John  A.  Kummer,  company  G,  wounded. 
Private  Tallis  E.  McKain,  company  G,  wounded. 
Private  Harry  Gould,  company  G,  wounded. 
Private  Isaac  Munger,  company  A,  wounded. 
Private  F.   B.  Mowery,  company  A.  wounded. 
Private  Ed.  J.  Brown,  company  A,  wounded. 
Private  C.  Hedrick,  company  A,  wounded. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Killed 7 

Wounded 33 

Total...  40 


RECORD  OF  CASUALTIES  OF  THE  TWENTY-NINTH  REGIMENT 
OHIO  VOLUNTEERS,  FROM  MAY  3,  1864,  TO  JANUARY  27, 
1865. 

First  Lieutenant  Winthrop  C.  Grant,  company  A, 
killed,  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Adrian  M.  Knowlton,  company  A,  killed,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  265 

Private  Franklin  Potter,  company  A,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Keppler,  company  C,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Gray,  company  C,  killed,  Dug  Gap,  Geor 
gia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Samuel  Wooldridge,  company  D,  killed,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  George  Foust,  company  D,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  J.  Bare,  company  D,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  W.  Steese,  company  D,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Ellis  T.  Treen,  company  G,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Christian  F  Remley,  company  G,  killed,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Curtis  M.  Lanty,  company  G,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  W.  H.  Connell,  company  H,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Eli  C.  Joles,  company  H,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Charles  Osborne,  company  H,  killed,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Martin  Smith,  company  H,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Tobias  R.  Phinney,  company  I,  killed,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Henry  Rapp,  company  I,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Cass  M.  Nimms,  company  I,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864.  • 


266  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  Amos  Long,  company  K,  killed,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Cyrus  Roath,  company  A,  killed,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  Eber  F.  Bennet,  company  D,  killed,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Sergeant  Andrew  L.  Rickard,  company  A,  killed,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

First  Sergeant  Joel  E.  Tanner,  company  B,  killed,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  Jabin  S.  Dusten,  company  F,  killed,  Pin$ 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  Lewis  J.  Phinney,  company  B,  killed,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  29,  1864. 

Private  A.  W.  Atkins,  company  B,  killed,  Dallas,  Geor 
gia,  May  29,  1864. 

Private  C.  A.  Davis,  company  B,  killed,  Dallas,  Geor 
gia,  May  29,  1864. 

Private  W.  Hasting,  company  D,  killed,  Dallas,  Geor 
gia,  May  26,  1864. 

Sergeant  J.  H.  Marsh,  company  K,  killed,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  James  Baker,  company  I,  killed,  near  Kenesaw, 
Georgia,  July  2,  1864. 

Sergeant  Thomas  Davis,  company  H,  killed,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Corporal  James  Gunn,  company  I,  killed,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  W.  F.  Harrington,  company  G,  killed,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  Benjamin  R.  Lee,  company  H,  killed,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Sergeant  D.  Ransom  (James  ?)  Billings,  company  I, 
killed,  near  Atlanta,  Georgia,  July  28,  1864. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  267 

Private  C.  W.  Kellogg,  company  C,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS   WOUNDED. 

Colonel  William  T.  Fitch,  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8, 
1864. 

Lieutenant-colonel  Edward  Hayes,  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

Adjutant  James  B.  Storer,  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8, 
1864. 

First  Lieutenant  George  W.  Dice,  Dug  Gap,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864. 

First  Lieutenant  W.  F.  Chamberlain,  Dug  Gap,  Geor 
gia. 

First  Lieutenant  George  W.  Dice,  Pine  Knob,  June 
1 6,  1864,  since  died. 

Captain  W.  F.  Stevens,  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Captain  Myron  T.  Wright,  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Geor 
gia,  July  20,  1864. 

Major  Myron  T.  Wright,  December  19,  1864;  died  at 
Savannah,  Georgia,  January  7,  1865. 

Sergeant  Thaddeus  E.  Hoyt,  company  A,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  A.  L.  Rickard,  company  A,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Ellis,  company  A,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864, 

Private  N.  A.  Germond,  company  B,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  George  Wright,  company  B,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  William  Potter,  company  B,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Edwards,  company  B,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


268  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  Andrew  Bright,  company  B,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  Allen  Mason,  company  C,  died  of  wounds, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  D.  C.  Lindsley,  company  C,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  George  D.  Brackett,  company  C,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  William  Yokes,  company  C,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Samuel  E.  Fany,  company  C,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Wenham,  company  C,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Henry  C.  Lord,  company  C,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Obed  Knapp,  company  C,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  M.  Hougland,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Rufus  T.  Chapman,  company  D,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Jabin  S.  Duston,  company  F,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  John  Montgomery,  company  D,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Jacob  Gardner,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Charles  A.  Downey,  company  D,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Henry  Hane,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  H.  Hughes,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  269 

Private  Levi  Baughman,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Charles  Steese,   company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private   John    Burkert,   company   D,  wounded,   Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private   D.   C.   Stevens,*  company   I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Seth  M.  Thomas,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Theron  W.  Smith,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  David  M.  Brown,  company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  White,  company  G,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  27,  1864. 

Private  Isaac  Medsker,    company    D,  wounded,    Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,    May  8,  1864. 

Private  John   J.  White,    company  D,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

First  Sergeant  A.  J.  Andrews,  company   E,    wounded 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  Hiram  Thornton,  company  E,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  Hiram  Dalrymple,  company  E,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Barney  Buck,  company  E,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  J.  Bennet  Powers,  company  E,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  Franklin,  company  E,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Franklin  Flood,  company   F,    wounded,    Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


270  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  Alonzo  Cole,  company  F,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Color  Corporal    Hammond   W.    Geer,    company    G, 
wounded,  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  George  F.  Braggington,  company  G,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864  (died). 

Private  George  I.  McCormick,  company  G,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Woodard,   company  G,  wounded,   Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  William  Woodard,  company  G,  wounded,  Daf- 
las,  Georgia,  May  27,  1864. 

Private  George  Murray,   company   G,  wounded,    Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Corporal  Floyd   Morris,  company   H,   wounded,   Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Henry  J.  Knapp,  company   H,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Perrine,    company    H,  wounded,    Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Smith,  company  H,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  H.  Wright,  company  H,  wounded,    Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Wild,  company  G,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  Newton    B.  Adams,  company    I,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private   William   Gilbert,   company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Abel  Archer,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  A.  W.  Woldridge,  company  I,  wounded,    Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  271 

Private  Theodore  Hawk,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Alvah  Holden,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  C.  H.  Kindig,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Hiram  Newcomb,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Perkins,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Shannon,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  William  Stetle,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Reed,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

William  Roshon,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug  Gap, 
Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Winters,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  William  Waterman,  company  I,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

First  Sergeant  N.  S.  Hoxter,  company  K,  wounded, 
Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  David  Hartigan,  company  D,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  15,  1864. 

Sergeant  L.  L.  Kinney,  company  K,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Sergeant  J.  C.  Hammond,  company  K,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  F.  A.  Rounds,  company  K,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  W.  H.  Stratton,  company  K,  wounded,  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


272  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Corporal  G.  B.  Mowrey,  company  A,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  J.   O.   Latimer,  company  A,  wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Sergeant  George  McNutt,  company  B,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private   Dudley  Brown,   company  B,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  John  Davis,  company   B,    wounded,    Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  27,  1864. 

Private   John    Davis,    company   B,    wounded,     Pins 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  G.  W.  Stocking,   company  B,  wounded,   Dal 
las,  Georgia,  May  27,  1864. 

Private  George  W.   Stocking,  company  B,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  June  15,  1864. 

First  Sergeant  R.  L.  Jones,  company  C,  wounded  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private   David    Clark,   company    C,   wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  James  Fleming,   company  C,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Corporal   George  J.   Young,   company   D,   wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  D.    W.   Powell,  company   D,  wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  Daniel  Schaaf,   company  D,  wounded,   Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  John   Snyder,    company  D,    wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  H.  A.  Thompson,  company  D,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private   J.    B.   Yohey,    company    D,  wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 


VETERAN   VOLUNTEERS.  273 

Sergeant  C.  Howard,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Corporal  R.  H.  Hurlburt,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  D.  W.  Hall,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  M.  Mahan,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  T.  S.  McCartney,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  J.  W.  Kinnear,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

First  Sergeant,  A.  B.  Paine,  company  F,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Corporal  J.  J.  Houghkirk,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Corporal  J.  W.  Foot,  company  F,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  31,  1864. 

Private  J.  B.  Belknap,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  Charles  Cook,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  J.  Johnson,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  George  Williams,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  H.  Edson,  company  G,  wounded,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  W.  Hartley,  company  G,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  George  Guest,  company  G,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  Evander  Turner,  company  H,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 


274  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private    Henry  Wolf,   company    H,   wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  William   Sperr,  company  H,  wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

First  Sergeant  S.  Kissinger,  company  I,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private   William   Trail,  company    I,   wounded,    Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private    E.    Newberry,    company    I,    wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  T.  J.  Fales,  company  K,  wounded,  Pine  Knobj 
Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  Daniel  I.  Turner,  company  K,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private   Jeremiah  Congdon,  company  H,    wounded, 
near  Kennesaw,  Georgia,  June  24,  1864. 

Private  Robert  D.  Lutz,  company    D,    wounded  near 
Atlanta,  Georgia,  July  28,  1864. 

Private  Charles  H.  Beckwith,  company  E,    wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  25,  1864. 

Private  I.    E.    Haggett,  company    A,  wounded    near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  July  i,  1864. 

Sergeant  N.    H.   Bailey,  company  C,  wounded  near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  July  i,  1864. 

Private    Louis  Crocker,  company    G,  wounded    near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  July  i,  1864. 

Private     Tobias     Nettles,     company    H,    wounded 
near  Marietta,  Georgia,  July  i,  1864. 

Private    H.   Farnsworth,  company  K,    wounded  near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  July  i,  1864. 

Private  H.  C.  Rood,  company  A,    wounded,    Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  E.  W.  Henick,  company  A,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  275 

Private  O.  J.  Parkill,  company  A,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  John  Burns,  company  B,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  Charles  E.  Parkill,  company  C,  wounded,  Dal 
las,  Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  Israel  Beck,  company  C,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Sergeant  J.  T.  Parks,  company  D,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  B.  Holton,  company  D,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  J.  C.  Greenlee,  company  E,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Sergeant  George  McNutt,  company  B,  wounded,  Dal 
las,  Georgia,  May  28,  1864. 

Corporal  S.  E.  Balch,  company  F,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  John  Goss,  company  G,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  J.  Townsley,  company  G,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  William  Demmings,  company  H,  wounded, 
Dallas,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  William  Lutz,  company  H,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  A.  Richards,  company  H,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Corporal  C.  F.  Gove,  company  I,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  James  Hawks,  company  I,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  James  Walsh,  company  I,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 


276  TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 

Private  G.  W.  Deem,  company  K,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  T.  J.  Failes,  company  K,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Corporal  N.  J.  Smith,  company  D,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  18,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mountain, 
Georgia,  June  22,  1864. 

Private  Elias  Shutt,  company  D,  wounded,  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Georgia,  June  22,  1864. 

Private  Stephen  Griffith,  company  G,  wounded,  Kene 
saw  Mountain,  Georgia,  June  22,  1864.  % 

Private  W.  Harrington,  company  G,  wounded,  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Georgia,  June  22,  1864. 

Sergeant  C.  Woodford,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  18,  1864. 

Corporal  S.  McLain,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  18,  1864. 

Private  O.  E.  Wilson,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  18,  1864. 

Private  George  Williams,  company  F,  killed,  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Georgia,  June  23,  1864. 

Sergeant  C.  F.  Sawyer,  company  I,  wounded,  Kene 
saw  Mountain,  Georgia,  June  20,  1864. 

Private  N.  Wilder,  company  A,  wounded,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  John  Hague,  company  A,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  L.  M.  Coon,  company  A,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  1 6,  1864. 

Sergeant  B.  A.  Isham,  company  B,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  S.  S.  Andrews,  company  B,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  277 

Private  F.  A.  Rounds,  company  K,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  Ezra  Spidel,  company  D,  wounded,  Pine  Knob, 
Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  Jacob  Winters,  company  D,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  G.  W.  Holloway,  company  D,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  C.  Vanvalkenburg,  company  F,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  P.  E.  Wilson,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  S.  McLean,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  William  Cline,  company  G,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  William  Harrington,  company  G,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Sergeant  Alphonzo  Hazzen,  company  H,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  Lester  Bruno,  company  H,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  Samuel  Heathman,  company  H,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  George  Manning,  company  H,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  John  Sarsfield,  company  K,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  F.  N.  Johnson,  company  K,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  C.  O.  Hinkle,  company  K,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  George  G.  Guest,  company  I,  wounded, 
Resaca,  Georgia,  May  15,  1864. 


278  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private  Daniel  Kelsea,  company  A,  wounded,  Resaca, 
Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  W.  A.  Frisbie,  company  A,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  June  28,  1864. 

Private  John  N.  Wise,  company  G,  wounded,  Kene- 
saw  Mountain,  Georgia,  June  28,  1864. 

Private  A.  B.  Durfee,  company  A,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  B.  F.  Holten,  company  E,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

Private  George  W.  Reed,  company  I,  wounded,  Dal 
las,  Georgia,  May  30,  1864. 

Private  Frank  Culver,  company  E,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  Dowling,  company  F,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  16,  1864. 

Private  W.  F.  Harrington,  company  G,  wounded,  Dal 
las,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Color  Bearer  M.  McNerney,  company  I,  wounded, 
Dallas,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  W.  H.  Stratton,  company  K,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  A.  B  Durfee,  company  A,  wounded,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  B.  F.  Holton,  company  E,  wounded,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  Frank  Culver,  company  E,  wounded,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  Thomas  Dowling,  company  F,  wounded, 
Peach  Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864  (died). 

Color-bearer  M.  McNerney,  company  I,  wounded, 
Peach  Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  W.  H.  Stratton,  company  K,  wounded,  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  279 

Private  Christopher  Beck,  company  D,  wounded, 
near  Atlanta,  Georgia,  August  i,  1864. 

Private  Robert  Williams,  company  A,  wounded,  near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  June  27,  1864. 

Private  Peter  Dennis,  company  B,  wounded,  near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  June  27,  1864. 

Sergeant  B.  F.  Manderbach,  company  G,  wounded, 
near  Marietta,  Georgia,  June  28,  1864. 

Private  R.  E.  Woodbury,  company  A,  wounded,  near 
Marietta,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  John  H.  White,  company  B,  wounded,  Mill 
Creek  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  William  Porter,  company  D,  wounded,  Mill 
Creek  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  Dennis  Stevens,  company  I,  wounded,  Mill 
Creek  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  J.  S.  Deshore,  company  F,  wounded,  Resaca, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Corporal  G.  B.  Mowry,  company  A,  wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  May  15,  1864. 

Corporal  A.  J.  Langworthy,  company  B,  wounded, 
Pine  Knob,  Georgia,  May  15,  1864. 

Corporal  H.  Harlow  Fenton,  company  K,  wounded, 
no  record. 

Private  Levi  Baughman,  company  D,  wounded,  Mill 
Creek,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  George  Bason,  company  B,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25th  to  June  4,  1864. 

Private  James  Brands,  company  D,  wounded,  Kene- 
saw  Mountain,  Georgia,  June  26  and  27,  1864. 

Private  G.  W.  Drew,  company  K,  wounded,  Dallas, 
Georgia,  May  25,  1864. 

Private  Ferdinand  Burt,  company  K,  wounded,  Mill 
Creek,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 


2  So  TWENTY-NINTH    OHIO 

Private    G.  W.   Heern,  company  K,    wounded,  Pine 
Knob,  Georgia,  June  15,  1864. 

Private  George  Hammerstein,  company  G,   wounded, 
Atlanta,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  James  Nardham,  company  C,  wounded,  Mill 
Creek,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  John  Cooper,  company  E,  wounded  December 
n,   1864. 

Private  James  Rounds,  company  B,  wounded  June  16, 
1864. 

Private  Jacob  Foster,  company  G,  wounded  May  25, 
1864. 

Private  Charles  Cain,  company  F,  missing,  Mill  Creek 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864. 

Private  James  Gaule,  company  G,  missing,  Peach  Tree 
Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Corporal  H.   C.  Rood,   company  A,   missing,    Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

First  Sergeant  Rush  Griswold,  company   B,  missing, 
Peach  Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Corporal    H.   E.   Clark,   company  B,  missing,   Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,-  1864. 

Private  J.  C.  Shaw,  company  C,  missing,  Peach   Tree 
Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  Alonzo  Cole,  company  F,  missing,  Peach  Pree 
Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Private  H.   Merrill,  company  I,  missing,   Peach  Tree 
Creek,  Georgia,  July  20,  1864. 

Corporal  Hiram  Thornton,  company  E,  missing  Nov 
ember  20,  1864. 

Private  M.  Babington,  company  G,  missing  November 
20,  1864. 

Those  killed  near  Dallas  were  buried  on  a  ridge  just 
to  the  right  of  the  Burnt  Hickory  and   Dallas  road,   i 


VETERAN  VOLUNTEERS.  281 

rear  of  our  works.  Those  killed  June  i5th  and  i6th, 
were  buried  on  a  ridge  near  Kenesaw  Mountain,  100 
yards  in  rear  of  the  front  line  of  our  works;  the  graves  all 
marked  and  easily  distinguished. 

GEORGE  W.  HOLLOWAY, 
Late  Co.  D,  29th  Regiment. 


REPORT  OF  CASUALTIES  IN  THE  TWENTY-NINTH  OHIO 
VOLUNTEER  VETERAN  INFANTRY,  FROM  JANUARY  27  TO 
MARCH  26,  1865. 

Private  John  Rape,  company  G,  killed  February  12, 
1865. 

Private  James  Bailer,  company  D,  wounded  February 
12,  1865. 

Private  James  Miller,  company  I,  wounded  February 
12,  1865. 

Sergeant  Charles  Potter,  company  K,  wounded  Feb 
ruary  12,  1865. 

Private  William  H.  Abbott,  company  I,  wounded  Feb 
ruary  12,  1865. 

First  Sergeant  Ulysses  S.  Hoxter,  company  K,  missing 
March  n,  1865. 

Private  David  W.  Hall,  company  E,  missing  March 
15,  1865. 

Corporal  Rufus  Hulbert,  company  E,  missing  March 
15,  1865. 

Private  Charles  Upham,  company  G,  missing  March 
14,  1865. 

Private  Milo  Sharp,  company  I,  missing  March  19, 
1865. 

Corporal  John  A.  Exceen,  company  A,  wounded  March 
24,  1865. 


282 


TWENTY-NINTH   OHIO 


Private  Adam  Hulbert,  company  G,  wounded  March 
24,  1865. 

Private  Thomas  Bonner,  company  A,  missing  March 
n,  1865. 


AGGREGATE  LOSSES  OF  KILLED,  WOUNDED,  AND  MISSING 
OF  THE  TWENTY-NINTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VETERAN 
VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY  IN  EACH  BATTLE,  FROM  THE  OR 
GANIZATION  OF  THE  REGIMENT,  SEPTEMBER,  1 86 1,  TO 
JUNE  I,  1865. 


Names  of  Battle. 

Place. 

Date. 

C: 

I 

Wounded  . 

£ 

£. 

3 

op 

[Aggregate. 

"Winchester 

Virginia  
Virginia 

1862. 
March  23.  .  . 
June  9  . 

- 

12 
II 

4 
9 

26 

"e 

9 
i 

i 

i 

8r 

7 

33 

20 

42 

35 
67 

24 

30 

5 

7 

2 
105 
12 

2^ 

I 
I 
I 

2 
- 

14 
150 
49 
71 

45 
94 

2 

31 
39 

12 

14 

Port  Republic 

Cedar  Mountain  
Chancellorsville  

Gettysburg 

Virginia  
Virginia  

Pennsylvania  .... 

Georgia  
3-eorgia  
Georgia  
Georgia  
Georgia  
Georgia  
Georgia  
Georgia  

South  Carolina  .  . 
North  Carolina  .  . 

August  9  
May  i,  2,  3.. 
1863 

July  3-  

1864 
May  8  

Mill  Creek  Gap  
Resaca  
New  Hope  Church  
Pine  Knob  
Kenesaw  Mouutain  
Peach  Tree  Creek  
Atlanta  
Savannah  

North  Edisto  River  
Goldsboro  . 

May  15  
May  25  
!une  15  
une  26  
uly  20  
September  2. 
December  21 
1865 
February  12. 
March  23.  .  . 

28(y 

9 

163 

4 
4 

12 

541 

Grand  Total  

N.  B.— A  remarkable  fact,  the  Twenty-ninth  fought  its  first  battle  on 
the  23d  of  March,  and  its  last  on  the  same  date. 


ERRATA. 


Page  192 — eighth  line,  "Steur  "  should  be  "Steen." 
Page  193 — Captain  Luce  was  killed  June  9,  1862. 
Page  194— ninth  line,  for  "October  17"  read  "October  27,";  twen 
ty-fourth  line,  for  "Francis"  read  ''Frances." 

Page  196 — twelfth  line,  "Haddock  "  should  be  "Hadlock." 
Page  197 — seventeenth  line,  "Bivius"  should  be  "Bivins." 
Page  198 — twenty-first  line,  "Vanskoyt"  should  be  "Vanskoik." 
Page  203 — fourth  and  fifth  lines,  instead  ot  "  Buele  "  read  "Beede"; 
eleventh  line  from  bottom,  "Outis"  should  be  "Ontis." 

Page  204 — tenth  line,  John  J.  Belknap  was  wounded  June  15,  1864. 
Page  206 — fifth  line,    "Vins"  should  be   "Viers";  nineteenth  line, 
George  Williams  was  killed  at  Kenesaw   Mountain,  Georgia;  twenty- 
second  line,  the  last  date  should  be  June  17,  1865. 

Page  207 — third  line,  last  date  should  read  May  22,  1865;  twelfth 
line  from  bottom,  insert  the  word  "major"  between  the  word  "promo 
ted"  and  date. 

Page  209 — fourth  line  from  bottom,  instead  of  " Martin  M.  Mills" 
read  "Mill?  M.  Martin." 

Page  210 — fourth  line,  William  Fisher  was  captured  June  9,  1862; 
fourth  line  from  bottom  "Tallio"  should  be  "Tallis." 

Page  213 — twelfth  line  from  bottom,  "Suies"  should  be  "Sines." 
Page  214 — first  line,  for  "  Bubbington"  read  "Babbington." 
Page 216 — last  line,  for  "Murgan"  read  "Morgan." 
Page  220 — third  line,  for  "discharged"  read   "mustered  out";  elev 
enth  and  twelfth  lines,  take  out  word  '  'discharged. " 

Page  221 — fourth  line  from  bottom,  for  "Woobury  "  read  "Wood- 
bury.  " 

Page  222 — sixth  line  from  bottom,  for  "Norton"  read  "Newton." 
Page  223 — tenth  line,  Albert  Bishop  was  a  corporal;  twenty-fourth 
line,  for  "  M  "  read  "  W." 

Page  224 — ninth  line  from  bottom,  after  "teamster"  insert  "dis 
charged.  " 

Page  225 — twenty-first  line,   for  "with  company"  read  "in  hospi- 


284  ERRATA. 

tal";  ditto  with  fifth  line  from  bottom;  twenty-third  line,   for  "with 
company  "  read  "July  5,  1865." 

Page  226 — eighth  line  from  bottom,  "June  5"  should  read  "June  2." 

Page  227 — twelfth  line  from  bottom,  for  "  1863"  read  "  1862";  sixth 
line  from  bottom,  for  "A"  read  "F";  next  line,  for  "E"  read  "G." 

Page  229 — eleventh  line,  Philander  M.  Griggs  was  wounded  at  Ce 
dar  Mountain,  August  9,  1862. 

Page  231 — ninth  line,  "Cargle"  should  be  "Craighl." 

Page  232 — last  line,  for  "Grun"  read  "Green." 

Page  234 — first  name,  for  "Clap"  reaa  "Clapp";  same  line,  for  "De 
cember  8  "  read  "5";  ninth  line  from  bottom,  for  "Brunian"  read 
"  Brainard  ";  sixth  line  from  bottom,  take  "e  "  out  of  "Bauer." 

Page  235 — third  line  from  bottom,  for  ."June  9"  read  "June  24." 

Page  236 — sixteenth  line,  for  "Newman"  read  "Niman";  sixth  line 
from  bottom,  for  "Ellson"  read  "Ellison." 

Page  237 — sixth  line,  for  "May  n"  read  "September  4." 

Page  238 — tenth  line,  for   "Shabondy"  read  "Sherbondy";  twenty-* 
first  line,  for  "Braginton"  read   "Braggington";  twenty-third  line,  for 
"Breght"  read  "Bright";    twenty-fourth  line,    for    "Belnap"    read 
'  'Belknap. " 


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